헌사

Early Modern Korean

Noun

헌사 (hensa)

1. Alternative spelling of 헌ᄉᆞ (henso, “chattle, prattle, rumor”).

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 獻詞 (“dedication; dedicatory message”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heonsa
McCune–Reischauer?	hŏnsa
Yale Romanization?	hēnsa

Noun

헌사 • (heonsa) (hanja 獻詞/獻辭)

1. dedication (e.g. in a book); dedicatory message

   어머니께 바치는 헌사 ― eomeoni-kke bachineun heonsa ― dedication to my mother

Derived terms

• 헌사(獻詞)하다 (heonsahada)