"봉사" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ˈpo̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: bongsa [romanization], 奉仕 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 奉仕 Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|奉仕}}, {{ko-etym-sino|奉仕}} Sino-Korean word from 奉仕 Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=奉仕}} 봉사 • (bongsa) (hanja 奉仕)
  1. service (for the benefit of the government, society etc); public service
    Sense id: en-봉사-ko-noun-Isx3TjZQ Categories (other): Sino-Korean words
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈpo̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: bongsa [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Jeju 봉ᄉᆞ (bongsaw) Etymology templates: {{cog|jje|봉ᄉᆞ}} Jeju 봉ᄉᆞ (bongsaw) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 봉사 • (bongsa)
  1. (derogatory, offensive) blind person Tags: derogatory, offensive Synonyms: 시각 장애인, 맹인
    Sense id: en-봉사-ko-noun-AuLTsOsz Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 16 84 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 奉仕",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "service (for the benefit of the government, society etc); public service"
      ],
      "id": "en-봉사-ko-noun-Isx3TjZQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ],
        [
          "public service",
          "public service"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpo̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "봉(ː)사"
    },
    {
      "other": "[봉(ː)사]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "봉사"
}

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        "2": "봉ᄉᆞ"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Jeju 봉ᄉᆞ (bongsaw)",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "16 84",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "blind person"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "blind",
          "blind"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory, offensive) blind person"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "시각 장애인"
        },
        {
          "word": "맹인"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpo̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "봉(ː)사"
    },
    {
      "other": "[봉(ː)사]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "봉사"
}
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    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "service (for the benefit of the government, society etc); public service"
      ],
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        [
          "service",
          "service"
        ],
        [
          "public service",
          "public service"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpo̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "봉(ː)사"
    },
    {
      "other": "[봉(ː)사]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "봉사"
}

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    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Korean offensive terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "blind person"
      ],
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "blind",
          "blind"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory, offensive) blind person"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "시각 장애인"
        },
        {
          "word": "맹인"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "offensive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpo̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "봉(ː)사"
    },
    {
      "other": "[봉(ː)사]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "봉사"
}

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