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세계관

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 世界觀, from 世界 (world) + (view), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 世界観 (sekaikan), which is a calque of German Weltanschauung.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞ɡwa̠n] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞ɡwa̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?segyegwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?segyegwan
McCune–Reischauer?segyegwan
Yale Romanization?sēykyeykwan

Noun

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세계관 (segyegwan) (hanja 世界觀)

  1. worldview