명사

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [명사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	myeongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	myeongsa
McCune–Reischauer^?	myŏngsa
Yale Romanization^?	myengsa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 名詞

Noun

명사 • (myeongsa) (hanja 名詞)

(grammar) noun; substantive

Derived terms

대명사 (代名詞, daemyeongsa, “pronoun”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 名士

Noun

명사 • (myeongsa) (hanja 名士)

distinguished person; celebrity; famous person

References

“명사”, in Dong-a's New Concise Korean-English Dictionary, 1985

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