님

Korean

Suffix

님 (nim)

1. (honorific suffix) esteemed; Brother, sister, grandfather

Usage notes

님 (nim) is affixed to many kinship terms to make them honorific, often to refer to family members other than one's own.

Derived terms

• 형님 (hyeongnim, from 형)
• 누님 (nunim, from 누나)
• 오라버님 (orabeonim, from 오라버니)

See also

• 시 (si) and 으시 (eusi), the honorific suffixes for verbs and adjectives