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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | doseo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | doseo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tosŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | tose |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 圖書. Doublet of 투서 (tuseo).
Noun
도서 • (doseo) (hanja 圖書)
- book
- Synonym: 책(冊) (chaek)
- (historical) bronze stamp (도장(圖章) (dojang)) given to foreigners (primarily Japanese from Tsushima); only those who had documents stamped with it were allowed to trade
- Hypernym: 도장(圖章) (dojang)
before 1932, chapter 8, in 日鮮日常會話 (Ilseon ilsang hoehwa):
나는 더셔 니릿소- naneun deosyeo niritso
- I have lost my stamp.
私ハ印ヲ失ヒマシタ (original Japanese translation)
그 두셔 ᄎᆞ지셔 거긔 두엇소- geu dusyeo chajisyeo geogui dueotso
- I have found my stamp and placed it there.
其印ハ見イ出シテ其処ニ置マシタ (original Japanese translation)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 島嶼.
Noun
도서 • (doseo) (hanja 島嶼)
- islands