선집

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 選集, from 選 (“select”) + 集 (“collected works”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonjip
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonjib
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnjip
Yale Romanization?	sēn.cip

Noun

선집 • (seonjip) (hanja 選集)

1. anthology, collection

   영시 선집 ― yeongsi seonjip ― a collection of English poetry

Derived terms

• 시가 선집(詩歌選集) (siga seonjip, “anthology”)