우산

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雨傘, from 雨 (“rain”) + 傘 (“umbrella”), from the Middle Korean reading 우〯산〮 (Yale: wǔsán).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)sʰa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)산]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?usan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?usan
McCune–Reischauer?usan
Yale Romanization?wūsan

Noun

우산 • (usan) (hanja 雨傘)

  1. umbrella
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