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Korean
Etymology 1
From Old Korean 沙 (*-sa). Preserves the lost sibilant initial, cf. Middle Korean ᅀᅡ〮 (Yale: -zá).
Pronunciation
Particle
사 • (-sa)
- Gyeongsang, Hamgyong, Yukjin, and Jeolla dialect form of 야 (-ya, idiomatic emphatic particle).
1982 August 8, 고상락 [gosangnak], “통두란과 이성계 [tongduran'gwa iseonggye]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 전라북도 옥구군 대야면 (현 군산시 대야면) [jeollabukdo okgugun daeyamyeon (hyeon gunsansi daeyamyeon)]:점드락 기달르고 있었는디 인자사 늦게 왔냐?- jeomdeurak gidalleugo iss-eon-neundi injasa neutge wan-nya?
- I've been waiting here all day long but now you come late?
Etymology 2
From Middle Korean 샤〮 (Yale: sy-á).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | sa |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sa |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sa |
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| Yale Romanization? | sa |
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Suffix
사 • (-sa)
- Post-vocalic and liquid allomorphic form of 으사 (-eusa).
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean suffixes; see the main entries.
Suffix
사 • (-sa)
- See the entry at 사(社) (sa, “company”).
- See the entry at 사(史) (sa, “history”).