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세부

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 細部

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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세부 (sebu) (hanja 細部)

  1. details
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from English Cebu, from Spanish Cebú.

Proper noun

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세부 (Sebu)

  1. Cebu (city)
    Synonym: 세부시(市) (Sebu-si)