우산

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 雨傘, from 雨 (“rain”) + 傘 (“umbrella”), from the Middle Korean reading 우〯산〮 (Yale: wǔsán).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	usan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	usan
McCune–Reischauer?	usan
Yale Romanization?	wūsan

Noun

우산 • (usan) (hanja 雨傘)

1. umbrella

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 于山.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Usan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Usan
McCune–Reischauer?	Usan
Yale Romanization?	wūsan

Proper noun

우산 • (Usan) (hanja 于山)

1. Usan (an ancient Korean kingdom, tributary to Silla)