임금

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 See also

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 賃 (“labor”) and 金 (“money”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈiːmgɯm
• Phonetic hangul: 임ː금

[edit] Noun

임금 (imgeum, hanja 賃金)

1. wages

[edit] Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as 님금 (Yale: nimkum). May be related to Silla title for king, 이사금 (Isageum), or the ancient Gojoseon title, 왐검 (Wanggeom).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈiːmgɯm
• Phonetic hangul: 임ː금

[edit] Noun

임금 (imgeum)

1. king; monarch

[edit] See also

• 왕 (wang, 王)
• 군주 (gunju)
• 황제 (hwangje)