세부

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 細部

Pronunciation

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

Noun

세부 • (sebu) (hanja 細部)

  1. details
Derived terms
  • 세부적(細部的) (sebujeok, “being detailed”)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from English Cebu, from Spanish Cebú.

Proper noun

세부 • (Sebu)

  1. Cebu (city)
    Synonym: 세부시(市) (Sebu-si)
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