사전

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 辭典 (dictionary).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏn
Yale Romanization?sacen

Noun

사전 (sajeon) (hanja 辭典)

  1. dictionary
    사전 찾아보다sajeon-eul chajabodato search a dictionary

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 事典 (encyclopedia).

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?sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏn
Yale Romanization?sācen

Noun

사전 (sajeon) (hanja 事典)

  1. encyclopedia
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 事前, from (matter) + (before).

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?sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏn
Yale Romanization?sācen

Noun

사전 (sajeon) (hanja 事前)

  1. prior; beforehand
    Antonym: 사후(事後) (sahu)

Further reading

  • 사전 in dictionaries at daum.net

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from (private; personal) + (war; battle).

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?sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏn
Yale Romanization?sācen

Noun

사전 (sajeon) (hanja 私戰)

  1. private war (an individual waging war against a foreign country without government sanction)
Derived terms