이사

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Noun

이사 (isa)

  1. fish

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 移徙, from 移 (“moving”) + 徙 (“moving”)

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

Noun

이사 • (isa) (hanja 移徙)

  1. moving (from one residence to another)
Usage notes
  • Often represented, particularly in advertising, by the number "24", which is a homophone when read in Sino-Korean fashion (2 4, "이 사"). For this reason, most moving services in South Korea have a telephone number ending in 2424.
Derived terms
  • 이사하다 (isahada, “to move”)
  • 이삿짐 (isatjim, “moving supplies”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 理事, from 理 (“ruling”) + 事 (“working”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?isa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?isa
McCune–Reischauer?isa
Yale Romanization?īsa

Noun

이사 • (isa) (hanja 理事)

  1. director of a company
  2. (law) trustee of a corporation
Derived terms
  • 대표이사 (daepyoisa, “CEO or managing director”)
  • 이사회 (isahoe, “Board of Directors”)
  • 전무이사 (jeonmu'isa, “subordinate C-suite executives”)
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