전세

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 傳貰, from 傳 (“transmit”) + 貰 (“loan”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonse
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnse
Yale Romanization?censey

Noun

전세 • (jeonse) (hanja 傳貰)

  1. (real estate) jeonse (a form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit)
    Coordinate terms: 월세(月貰) (wolse), 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse), 사글세(朔月貰) (sageulse), 연세(年貰) (yeonse)
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戰 (“war”) + 勢 (“trend”)

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?jeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonse
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnse
Yale Romanization?cēnsey

Noun

전세 • (jeonse) (hanja 戰勢)

  1. progress of a war
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