"서" meaning in Korean

See in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [sʰʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seo [romanization], 西 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 西, from the Middle Korean reading 셔 (Yale: syè), from Middle Chinese 西 (MC sej). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|西|gloss=}} 西, {{ko-etym-sino|西}} Sino-Korean word from 西, {{m|okm|셔|tr=-}} 셔, {{okm-inline|셔|syè}} 셔 (Yale: syè), {{der|ko|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|西}} 西 (MC sej) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=西}} 서 • (seo) (hanja 西)
  1. west Derived forms: the hanja entry at 西 for Sino-Korean compounds of 서 (seo) (alt: 西)
    Sense id: en-서-ko-noun-dqeWIItx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seo [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 署. Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|署|gloss=}} 署, {{ko-etym-sino|署}} Sino-Korean word from 署 Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=署}} 서 • (seo) (hanja 署)
  1. police station
    Sense id: en-서-ko-noun-35159Syv Categories (other): Hanja readings, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Sino-Korean words, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 2 89 8 2 0 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 1 84 13 2 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 2 82 13 4 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 1 88 9 2 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 11 61 13 16 0 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 83 13 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seo [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 서〯 (Yale: sě). Beyond Middle Korean, see Historical Koreanic numerals for related forms. Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|ws|서〯|sě}} First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 서〯 (Yale: sě). Head templates: {{ko-pos|numeral}} 서 • (seo)
  1. (archaic) three (before certain classifiers) Tags: archaic Synonyms:
    Sense id: en-서-ko-num-EAw7tL9n Categories (other): Korean links with redundant alt parameters, Native Korean words
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

IPA: [sʰɘ(ː)] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: —서 [canonical], -seo [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 署. Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|署|gloss=}} 署, {{ko-etym-sino|署}} Sino-Korean word from 署 Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix|hanja=署}} —서 • (-seo) (hanja 署)
  1. office; bureau; station Tags: morpheme Derived forms: the hanja entry at 署 for Sino-Korean compounds of 서 (seo) (alt: )
    Sense id: en-서-ko-suffix-C6gVVaDT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Syllable

Forms: seo [romanization]
Etymology: Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-서-ko-syllable-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 서 meaning in Korean (6.1kB)

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "西",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "西",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "西"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 西",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "셔",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "셔",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "셔",
        "2": "syè"
      },
      "expansion": "셔 (Yale: syè)",
      "name": "okm-inline"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "西"
      },
      "expansion": "西 (MC sej)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 西, from the Middle Korean reading 셔 (Yale: syè), from Middle Chinese 西 (MC sej).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "西",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "西"
      },
      "expansion": "서 • (seo) (hanja 西)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "alt": "西",
          "roman": "seo",
          "word": "the hanja entry at 西 for Sino-Korean compounds of 서"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "west"
      ],
      "id": "en-서-ko-noun-dqeWIItx",
      "links": [
        [
          "west",
          "west"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[서]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "署",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "署",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "署"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 署",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 署.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "署",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "署"
      },
      "expansion": "서 • (seo) (hanja 署)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 89 8 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hanja readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 84 13 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 82 13 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 88 9 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 61 13 16 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 13 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "See [you] at the police station.",
          "roman": "Seoeseo bopsida.",
          "text": "서에서 봅시다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "police station"
      ],
      "id": "en-서-ko-noun-35159Syv",
      "links": [
        [
          "police station",
          "police station"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[서(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "署",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "署",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "署"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 署",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 署.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "—서",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "署",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix",
        "hanja": "署"
      },
      "expansion": "—서 • (-seo) (hanja 署)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "alt": "署",
          "roman": "seo",
          "word": "the hanja entry at 署 for Sino-Korean compounds of 서"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "police station",
          "roman": "gyeongchalseo",
          "text": "경찰서(警察署)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "fire station",
          "roman": "sobangseo",
          "text": "소방서(消防署)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "government office",
          "roman": "gwan'gongseo",
          "text": "관공서(官公署)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "office; bureau; station"
      ],
      "id": "en-서-ko-suffix-C6gVVaDT",
      "links": [
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ],
        [
          "bureau",
          "bureau"
        ],
        [
          "station",
          "station"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[서(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ws",
        "2": "서〯",
        "3": "sě"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 서〯 (Yale: sě).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 서〯 (Yale: sě). Beyond Middle Korean, see Historical Koreanic numerals for related forms.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "서 • (seo)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Native Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "three (before certain classifiers)"
      ],
      "id": "en-서-ko-num-EAw7tL9n",
      "links": [
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) three (before certain classifiers)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "세"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[서(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_text": "Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "syllable",
  "senses": [
    {
      "id": "en-서-ko-syllable-47DEQpj8",
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "西",
      "roman": "seo",
      "word": "the hanja entry at 西 for Sino-Korean compounds of 서"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "西",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "西",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "西"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 西",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "셔",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "셔",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "셔",
        "2": "syè"
      },
      "expansion": "셔 (Yale: syè)",
      "name": "okm-inline"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "西"
      },
      "expansion": "西 (MC sej)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 西, from the Middle Korean reading 셔 (Yale: syè), from Middle Chinese 西 (MC sej).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "西",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "西"
      },
      "expansion": "서 • (seo) (hanja 西)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "west"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "west",
          "west"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[서]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean suffixes",
    "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",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "署",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "署",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "署"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 署",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 署.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "署",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "署"
      },
      "expansion": "서 • (seo) (hanja 署)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "See [you] at the police station.",
          "roman": "Seoeseo bopsida.",
          "text": "서에서 봅시다.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "police station"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "police station",
          "police station"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[서(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean suffixes",
    "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",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "署",
      "roman": "seo",
      "word": "the hanja entry at 署 for Sino-Korean compounds of 서"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean",
      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "署",
        "gloss": ""
      },
      "expansion": "署",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "署"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 署",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 署.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "—서",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "署",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix",
        "hanja": "署"
      },
      "expansion": "—서 • (-seo) (hanja 署)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "police station",
          "roman": "gyeongchalseo",
          "text": "경찰서(警察署)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "fire station",
          "roman": "sobangseo",
          "text": "소방서(消防署)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "government office",
          "roman": "gwan'gongseo",
          "text": "관공서(官公署)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "office; bureau; station"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ],
        [
          "bureau",
          "bureau"
        ],
        [
          "station",
          "station"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[서(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Korean numerals",
    "Korean terms derived from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "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",
    "Native Korean words",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ws",
        "2": "서〯",
        "3": "sě"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 서〯 (Yale: sě).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 서〯 (Yale: sě). Beyond Middle Korean, see Historical Koreanic numerals for related forms.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "서 • (seo)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "three (before certain classifiers)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) three (before certain classifiers)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "세"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰɘ(ː)]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[서(ː)]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_text": "Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "syllable",
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "서"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Korean dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.