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세로

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 서— (seo-, “to stand”) + —이 (-i) + —로 (-ro).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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세로 (sero)

  1. height, length, vertical direction
    세로로 줄을 긋다seroro jureul geutdato draw a vertical line

Antonyms

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  • 가로 (garo, “horizontal direction”)