가사

Jeju

Etymology

From Japanese 傘 (kasa, “umbrella, parasol”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka̠sʰa̠/

Noun

가사 (gasa)

1. umbrella

   Synonym: 우산 (usan)

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 歌詞, from 歌 (“song”) + 詞 (“words”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [가사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gasa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gasa
McCune–Reischauer?	kasa
Yale Romanization?	kasa

Noun

가사 • (gasa) (hanja 歌詞)

1. lyrics

   Synonym: 노랫말 (noraenmal)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 家事, from 家 (“home, family”) + 事 (“matter, thing, work”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [가사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gasa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gasa
McCune–Reischauer?	kasa
Yale Romanization?	kasa

Noun

가사 • (gasa) (hanja 家事)

1. housework

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 假死, from 假 (“fake, forged, artificial”) + 死 (“death”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gasa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gasa
McCune–Reischauer?	kasa
Yale Romanization?	kāsa

Noun

가사 • (gasa) (hanja 假死)

1. (medicine) suspended animation