봉사

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 奉仕

Noun

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봉사 (bongsa) (hanja 奉仕)

  1. service (for the benefit of the government, society etc); public service

Etymology 2

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Noun

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봉사 (bongsa)

  1. blindness, a blind person