성좌

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 星座.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [성좌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongjwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongjwa
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngjwa
Yale Romanization?	sengcwa

Noun

성좌 • (seongjwa) (hanja 星座)

1. constellation (formation of stars perceived as figure)

   Synonyms: 별자리 (byeoljari), 성군(星群) (seonggun)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 聖座.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [성좌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongjwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongjwa
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngjwa
Yale Romanization?	sengcwa

Noun

성좌 • (seongjwa) (hanja 聖座)

1. Holy See

Synonyms

• 바티칸 (batikan)