기생

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 妓生, from 妓 (“female entertainer; prostitute”) + 生 (“life, living”).

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
Revised Romanization?gisaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gisaeng
McCune–Reischauer?kisaeng
Yale Romanization?kīsayng

Noun

기생 • (gisaeng) (hanja 妓生)

  1. (historical) courtesan, kisaeng or gisaeng
    Synonym: 기녀(妓女) (ginyeo)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Japanese: キーセン (kīsen)
  • → English: gisaeng, kisaeng

See also

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 寄生 (“parasitism”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gisaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gisaeng
McCune–Reischauer?kisaeng
Yale Romanization?kisayng

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 기생하다

기생 • (gisaeng) (hanja 寄生)

  1. (ecology) parasitism
  2. (figurative) parasitism
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