세례

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洗禮 (“baptism”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɾje̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)례]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	serye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	selye
McCune–Reischauer?	serye
Yale Romanization?	sēylyey

Noun

세례 • (serye) (hanja 洗禮)

1. baptism