성씨

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姓氏.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)씨]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongssi
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngssi
Yale Romanization?sēngssi

Noun

성씨 • (seongssi) (hanja 姓氏)

  1. surname, last name, family name
    Synonym: 성(姓) (seong)
    나는 내 성씨가 자랑스럽다. ― Na-neun nae seongssiga jarangseureopda. ― I'm proud of my last name.
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