기상

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gisang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gisang
McCune–Reischauer?kisang
Yale Romanization?kisang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 氣象 (“meteorological phenomenon”). See also Japanese 氣象(きしょう) (kishō).

Noun

기상 • (gisang) (hanja 氣象)

  1. weather
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 기상대원(氣象臺員) (gisangdaewon, “weatherman”)
  • 기상학(氣象學) (gisanghak, “meteorology”)
  • 기상청(氣象廳) (gisangcheong, “weather service; meteorological office”)
  • 기상학자(氣象學者) (gisanghakja, “meteorologist”)
  • 기상위성(氣象衛星) (gisang'wiseong, “weather satellite”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 氣像, from 氣 (“energy”) + 像 (“resemble, be like; image, idol”).

Noun

기상 • (gisang) (hanja 氣像)

  1. spirit, vigour, energy
    꿋꿋한 기상 ― kkutkkuthan gisang ― a steadfast spirit

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 起牀 (“to get up; to get out of bed; to wake up”).

Noun

기상 • (gisang) (hanja 起牀)

  1. getting up, getting out of bed, waking up
    Antonym: 취침(就寢) (chwichim, “going to bed”)
  2. (interjection) wake up!, get up!
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.