금세

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Korean

Etymology 1

Contraction of 금시(今時) (geumsi, present moment) + -에 (-e, locative particle). No longer perceived as such by most modern speakers.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumse
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmse
Yale Romanization?kumsey

Adverb

금세 (geumse)

  1. soon, shortly; in a moment
Alternative forms
  • 금새 (geumsae)common misspelling

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 今世.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumse
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmse
Yale Romanization?kumsey

Noun

금세 (geumse) (hanja 今世)

  1. this life; this lifetime

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 今歲.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumse
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmse
Yale Romanization?kumsey

Noun

금세 (geumse) (hanja 今歲)

  1. synonym of 올해 (olhae, this year)