Middle Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an Old Korean proper noun referring to the capital of the kingdom of Silla. See modern Korean 서울 (Seoul) for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
셔〯ᄫᅳᆯ (syěWùl)
- capital city
Descendants[edit]
- Korean: 서울 (seoul)
- → Burmese: ဆောအူလ် (hcau:ul)
- → Chinese: 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr)
- → English: Seoul (possibly through a French-based romanization)
- → French: Séoul
- → English: Seoul (possible)
- → Japanese: ソウル
- → Norwegian Bokmål: Seoul
- → Spanish: Seúl
