님

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Suffix 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.1.3 See also

[edit] Korean

[edit] Suffix

님 (nim)

1. (honorific suffix) esteemed; Mr., Mrs., Miss

[edit] 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.

[edit] Derived terms

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

[edit] See also

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