원사

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 元士.

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?wonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsa
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsa
Yale Romanization?wēnsa
South Korean
Standard Language
원사(元士) (wonsa)
North Korean
Standard Language
특무상사(特務上士) (teungmusangsa)

Noun

원사 (wonsa) (hanja 元士)

  1. (military, South Korea) sergeant major; master chief petty officer