"선생" meaning in Korean

See 선생 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [sʰʌ̹nsʰɛŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seonsaeng [romanization], 先生 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 先生 Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|先生|gloss=}} 先生, {{ko-etym-Sino|先生}} Sino-Korean word from 先生 Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=先生}} 선생 • (seonsaeng) (hanja 先生)
  1. teacher Synonyms: 션ᄉᆡᆼ(先生) — Early Modern (syeonsaeng)

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 선생 meaning in Korean (1.5kB)

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