서전

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 書箋.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)전]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seojeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seojeon
McCune–Reischauer?sŏjŏn
Yale Romanization?sēcen

Noun

서전 • (seojeon) (hanja 書箋)

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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 緖戰.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)전]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seojeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seojeon
McCune–Reischauer?sŏjŏn
Yale Romanization?sēcen

Noun

서전 • (seojeon) (hanja 緖戰)

  1. the beginning of a war, the first battles
  2. the beginning of a competition, the first stage of a competition

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 瑞典.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seojeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seojeon
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏjŏn
Yale Romanization?secen

Proper noun

서전 • (Seojeon) (hanja 瑞典)

  1. (obsolete) Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
    Synonyms: (South Korea) 스웨덴 (Seuweden), (North Korea) 스웨리예 (Seuweriye)
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