성전사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖戰士, from 聖 (聖, “holy”) + 戰士 (“warrior”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)전사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongjeonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongjeonsa
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngjŏnsa
Yale Romanization?sēngcensa

Noun

성전사 • (seongjeonsa) (hanja 聖戰士)

  1. holy warrior (especially in Abrahamic religions)
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