봉사

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	pongsa
Yale Romanization?	pōngsa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 奉仕

Noun

봉사 • (bongsa) (hanja 奉仕)

1. service (for the benefit of the government, society etc); public service

Etymology 2

Noun

봉사 • (bongsa)

1. blindness, a blind person