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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | bongsa |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bongsa |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pongsa |
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| Yale Romanization? | pōngsa |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 奉仕
Noun
봉사 • (bongsa) (hanja 奉仕)
- service (for the benefit of the government, society etc); public service
Etymology 2
Noun
봉사 • (bongsa)
- blindness, a blind person