세차

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洗車 (“washing the car”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	secha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	secha
McCune–Reischauer?	sech'a
Yale Romanization?	sēy.cha

Noun

세차 • (secha) (hanja 洗車)

1. washing the car

Derived terms

• 세차하다 (洗車—, sechahada)