영감님
Korean
Etymology
From 영감(令監) (yeonggam) + 님 (nim).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjʌ̹(ː)ŋɡa̠mnim]
- Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)감님]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeonggamnim |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeonggamnim |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏnggamnim |
Yale Romanization? | yēngkamnim |
Noun
영감님 • (yeonggamnim)
- (honorific) sir