성
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서석섞섟선섡섢 섣설섥섦섧섨섩 섪섫섬섭섮섯섰 성섲섳섴섵섶섷 | |
섀 ← | → 세 |
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Jeju
editEtymology
editSino-Korean word from 兄.
Pronunciation
editRomanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seong |
Yale Romanization? | seng |
Noun
edit성 (seong)
- older brother (of a male)
- older sister (of a male)
Derived terms
edit- 성님 (seongnim)
References
edit- “성” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
Korean
editEtymology 1
editFirst attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seong |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏng |
Yale Romanization? | sēng |
Noun
edit성 • (seong)
Etymology 2
editSino-Korean word from 性, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).
- “-ity, -ness”
- From the Japanese usage of the character, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 性 (-sei).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seong |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏng |
Yale Romanization? | sēng |
Noun
editDerived terms
editSuffix
edit- -ity, -ness; the nature, quality, tendency, or characteristics of something
- 잔혹성 (殘酷性) ― ruthlessness
- 인간성 (人間性) ― human nature / humanity
- 생산성 (生産性) ― productivity
Usage notes
editThe suffix is almost always tensed when attached to words with two or more syllables. See ㅅ (s#genitive) and Appendix:Sino-Korean tensing for more information on this phenomenon.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 性 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (性, seong).
Etymology 3
editSino-Korean word from 姓, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seong |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏng |
Yale Romanization? | sēng |
Noun
edit- surname; last name
- Synonym: 성씨(姓氏) (seongssi)
- 1883, 아메노모리 호슈(雨森芳洲) [Amenomori Hōshū], “天倫”, in 浦瀬裕, editor, 재간교린수지(再刊交隣須知) (Jaegan'gyorinsuji)
NDLNLK, 外務省 edition, volume 1:- 姓 죠선(朝鮮)은 셩(姓)이 여러 셩(姓)이나 니김최안뎡박(李金崔安鄭朴) 뉵셩(六姓)이 고ᄅᆡ지셩(古來之姓)이오니
- syeng cyosen-un syeng-i yele syeng-ina ni-kim-chwoy-an-tyeng-pak nyuksyeng-i kwoloycisyeng-iwoni
- Family name: Corea's family names are numerous, but the six family names of Lee, Kim, Choi, Ahn, Jung, and Park are the ancient cognomens.
Derived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 姓 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (姓, seong).
Etymology 4
editSino-Korean word from 城, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ (Yale: syèng).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [성]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seong |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏng |
Yale Romanization? | seng |
Noun
editDerived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 城 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (城, seong).
Etymology 5
editSino-Korean word from 聖, from the Middle Korean reading 셔ᇰ〯 (Yale: syěng).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɘ(ː)ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seong |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏng |
Yale Romanization? | sēng |
Determiner
editNoun
edit- “the sacred”; that which is holy or sacred
- 2019, ““神을 모른다는 것을 아는 것(無知의 知), 이 말이 정답””, in Monthly Chosun[1]:
- 생명과 죽음의 문제를 […] 이야기하고 싶어 했다. 육과 영, 속과 성의 경계 허물기다.
- Saengmyeong-gwa jugeum-ui munje-reul [ … ] iyagihago sipeo haetda. Yuk-gwa yeong, sok-gwa seong-ui gyeonggye heomulgi-da.
- [He] wanted to explain the question of life and death […] breaking the lines between the body and the soul, the secular and the sacred.
Derived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 聖 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (聖, seong).
Etymology 6
editSino-Korean word from 星.
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [성]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seong |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏng |
Yale Romanization? | seng |
Suffix
edit- (astronomy, academic) star
- 시리우스성 ― siriuseuseong ― Sirius (the star)
Derived terms
edit- See the hanja entry at 星 for Sino-Korean compounds of 성 (星, seong).
See also
editEtymology 7
editSino-Korean word from 兄.
Noun
edit성 • (seong)
- Southern Dialectal, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul, and Gyeongsang form of 형(兄) (hyeong, “(for males) older brother or male”).
- 기전에 욕심 많은 저거 성님이 있고... (Jeolla, Goheung)
- Gijeone yoksim maneun jeogeo seongnimi itgo...
- Back then there was an older male who was very greedy...
Usage notes
editIn some dialects of Jeolla, it appears that females will also call older males by this term. It is also used by some older women to refer to other older females, though it is more commonly 성님 (seongnim), than 성 (seong) in that case.
Etymology 8
editKorean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
edit성 (seong)
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