선싕

Jeju

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 先生. Cognate with Korean 선생 (seonsaeng)

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽sənsɰiŋ⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [sʰənɕʰiŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [선싱]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonsuing
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonsuing
Yale Romanization?sensuyng

Noun

선싕 (seonsuing)

  1. teacher
    누게 선싕마씸?
    Nuge seonsuing-massim?
    Who is the teacher?
    • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 194:
      는 어느제부떠 선싕이란디아?
      Neun eoneuje-butteo seonsuing'iran-dia?
      Since when have you been a teacher?
    • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 208:
      선싕은 메날 어드레 ᄃᆞᆮ심?
      Seonsuing'eun menal eodeure dawt-sim?
      Where does the teacher go every day?

Derived terms

선싕님 (seonsuingnim) (honorific)

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