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제사

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 祭祀, from (sacrifice) + (sacrifice)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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제사 (jesa) (hanja 祭祀)

  1. sacrificial rites in honor of an ancestor or god.