전사

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Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonsa
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnsa
Yale Romanization?cēnsa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 戰士.

Noun

전사 • (jeonsa) (hanja 戰士)

  1. warrior (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare)
  2. (North Korea) private

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 戰死.

Noun

전사 • (jeonsa) (hanja 戰死)

  1. death in battle
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 轉寫.

Noun

전사 • (jeonsa) (hanja 轉寫)

  1. transcription
Derived terms
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