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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.
Derived terms
References
- 김재용 (Kim Jae-yong) (2015) “'일본식 한자어'의 정체 — 일본 제국하 조선인 문인들의 위기의식을 중심으로 — [ilbonsik hanja'eo ui jeongche - ilbon jegukha joseonin munindeurui wigiuisigeul jungsimeuro -]”, in Saegugeo saenghwal, volume 25, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, pages 146—153