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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 椅子 (“chair”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 椅子 (isu, “chair”). Displaced traditional Sino-Korean 교의 (交椅, gyoui).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | uija |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uija |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭija |
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| Yale Romanization? | uyca |
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Noun
의자 • (uija) (hanja 椅子)
- chair, sofa
의자에 앉으십시오.- uijae anjeusipsio.
- Please seat yourself in a chair.
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