헌사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 獻詞 (“dedication; dedicatory message”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhʌ̹(ː)nsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [헌(ː)사]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heonsa
McCune–Reischauer?hŏnsa
Yale Romanization?hēnsa

Noun

헌사 • (heonsa) (hanja 獻詞/獻辭)

  1. dedication (e.g. in a book); dedicatory message
    어머니께 바치는 헌사 ― eomeoni-kke bachineun heonsa ― dedication to my mother
Derived terms
  • 헌사(獻詞)하다 (heonsahada)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “seems Sino-Korean”)

Noun

헌사 • (heonsa)

  1. (obsolete, Early Modern) chatter, prattle; rumor
    • 1812, “Song 331”, in 청구영언 장서각본/靑丘永言藏書閣本 [Jangseogak edition of the Cheonggu yeong'eon]:
      淸(쳥)凉(량)山(산) 六(뉵)六(륙)峰(봉)을 아ᄂᆞᆫ 이 나와 白(ᄇᆡᆨ)鷗(구)
      白(ᄇᆡᆨ)鷗(구)야 헌사ᄒᆞ 랴 못 미들손 桃(도)花(화)ㅣ로다
      桃(도)花(화)야 ᄯᅥ너지 마라 舟(쥬)子(ᄌᆞ)ㅣ 알가 ᄒᆞ노라
      Cheongnyangsan Nyungnyukbong-eul aneun i na-wa baekgu
      Baekgu-ya heonsa-harya mot mideulson dohwa-iroda
      Dohwa-ya tteonaji mara jyuja-i alkka hanora
      I and the seagull are alone in knowing the twelve peaks of this clear mountain,
      While the dove would surely not prattle [about the existence of this place], the peach blossoms are untrustworthy,
      Peach blossoms, do not leave! I fear the fisherman will know [of this place, by your petals flowing down].
Derived terms
  • 헌사하다 (heonsahada)
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