역사

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ks͈a̠]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [역싸]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeoksa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeogsa
McCune–Reischauer?yŏksa
Yale Romanization?yek.sa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 歷史.

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 역사(歷史) (yeoksa)
North Korean
Standard Language		 력사(歷史) (ryeoksa)

역사 • (yeoksa) (hanja 歷史)

  1. history
    역사가 시작된 이래
    yeoksaga sijakdoen irae
    since the beginning of history
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 驛 (“station”) + 舍 (“building”).

Noun

역사 • (yeoksa) (hanja 驛舍)

  1. station building

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 轢死, from 轢 (“to run over with a vehicle”) + 死 (“death”).

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 역사(轢死) (yeoksa)
North Korean
Standard Language		 력사(轢死) (ryeoksa)

역사 • (yeoksa) (hanja 轢死)

  1. (dated) death from being run over by a vehicle
Derived terms
  • 역사하다 (轢死—, yeoksahada)
  • 역사되다 (轢死—, yeoksadoeda)
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