셋째

Korean

Etymology

Korean numbers ^(edit)

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Native isol.: 셋 (set)     Native attr.: 세 (se), (dated) 석 (seok), (archaic) 서 (seo)     Sino-Korean: 삼 (sam)     Hanja: 三     Ordinal: 셋째 (setjjae)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 세차히 (Yale: seychahi), equivalent to 셋 (set) +‎ 째 (-jjae).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t̚t͡ɕ͈ɛ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [섿(ː)째/섿(ː)쩨]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	setjjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sesjjae
McCune–Reischauer?	setchae
Yale Romanization?	sēysccay

Numeral

셋째 • (setjjae)

1. third