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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 近視, from 近 (“near”) + 視 (“sight”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | geunsi |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geunsi |
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McCune–Reischauer? | kŭnsi |
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Yale Romanization? | kūnsi |
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Noun
근시 • (geunsi) (hanja 近視)
- (pathology) myopia
See also
- 원시 (wonsi)
- 난시 (nansi)
- 노안 (noan)