성전사

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 聖戰士, from (holy) + 戰士 (warrior).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongjeonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongjeonsa
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngjŏnsa
Yale Romanization?sēngcensa

Noun

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성전사 (seongjeonsa) (hanja 聖戰士)

  1. holy warrior (especially in Abrahamic religions)