도시

Korean

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 都市, from 都 (“city/fortress”) + 市 (“city/market”)

Noun

도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都市)

  1. city.
  2. A village serving as the cultural or economic center of a region.
Antonyms
Derived terms
  • 도시가스 (都市—, dosigaseu, “city gas”)
  • 도시계획 (都市計劃, dosigyehoek, “urban planning”)
  • 도시국가 (都市國家, dosigukga, “city-state”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 都 (“all, the whole”) + 是 (“indeed, yes, right”)

Adverb

도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都是)

  1. at all (in a negative context)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-02), “도시”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행); Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “도시”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN
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