참새

Korean

참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”).

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ〮새〯 (Yale: chóm-sǎy). Compound of 참 (cham, “true; common”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [참새/참세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chamsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chamsae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'amsae
Yale Romanization?	chamsay

Noun

참새 • (chamsae)

1. Sparrow.
2. Specifically the tree sparrow (Passer montanus).

Derived terms

• 섬참새 (seomchamsae)

See also

• 참새 on the Korean Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ko