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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | dosi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dosi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tosi |
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| Yale Romanization? | tosi |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 都市, from 都 (“city/fortress”) + 市 (“city/market”)
Noun
도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都市)
- city
- a village serving as the cultural or economic center of a region
Antonyms
- 농촌 (農村, nongchon)
- 시골 (sigol, “countryside”)
Derived terms
- 도시가스 (都市—, dosigaseu, “city gas”)
- 도시계획 (都市計劃, dosigyehoek, “urban planning”)
- 도시국가 (都市國家, dosigukga, “city-state”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 都 (“all, the whole”) + 是 (“indeed, yes, right”)
Adverb
도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都是)
- at all (in a negative context)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 2 (last accessed)) “도시 [dosi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]
- Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행) with Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004) “도시”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN