세로

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 서— (seo-, “to stand”) + —이 (-i) + —로 (-ro).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɾo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)로]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sero
Revised Romanization (translit.)?selo
McCune–Reischauer?sero
Yale Romanization?sēylo

Noun

세로 • (sero)

  1. height, length, vertical direction
    세로로 줄을 긋다 ― seroro jureul geutda ― to draw a vertical line

Antonyms

  • 가로 (garo, “horizontal direction”)
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