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Early Modern Korean
Noun
헌사 (hensa)
- Alternative spelling of 헌ᄉᆞ (henso, “chattle, prattle, rumor”).
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 獻詞 (“dedication; dedicatory message”).
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? | heonsa |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | heonsa |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hŏnsa |
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| Yale Romanization? | hēnsa |
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Noun
헌사 • (heonsa) (hanja 獻詞/獻辭)
- dedication (e.g. in a book); dedicatory message
- 어머니께 바치는 헌사 ― eomeoni-kke bachineun heonsa ― dedication to my mother
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