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셋째

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Korean

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Etymology

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Korean numbers (edit)
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Native isol.: (set)
    Native attr.: (se), (dated) (seok), (archaic) (seo)
    Sino-Korean: (sam)
    Hanja:
    Ordinal: 셋째 (setjjae)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 세차히 (Yale: seychahi), equivalent to (set) +‎ (-jjae).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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셋째 (setjjae)

  1. third