무사

Jeju

Etymology

Unknown; compare Korean 무슨 (museun, “what”).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽musa⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [musʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [무사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	musa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	musa
Yale Romanization?	musa

Adverb

무사 (musa)

1. why

   Synonym: 웨 (we)

References

• “무사” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 武士.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmu(ː)sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [무(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	musa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	musa
McCune–Reischauer?	musa
Yale Romanization?	mūsa

Noun

무사 • (musa) (hanja 武士)

1. warrior

Derived terms

• 무사도(武士道) (musado)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 無事, from 無 (“nothing, no-, non-”) + 事 (“matter; event”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [musʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [무사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	musa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	musa
McCune–Reischauer?	musa
Yale Romanization?	musa

Noun

무사 • (musa) (hanja 無事)

1. being safe, being without mishap (accident); peace, safety

   Synonym: 무고(無故) (mugo)

Derived terms

• 무사(無事)하다 (musahada)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 無死.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [musʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [무사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	musa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	musa
McCune–Reischauer?	musa
Yale Romanization?	musa

Noun

무사 • (musa) (hanja 無死)

1. (baseball) no outs; no player from the batting side has been removed during the current inning

   Synonym: 노아웃 (noaut)