감

감 U+AC10, 감 HANGUL SYLLABLE GAM Composition: ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅁ ← 갏 [U+AC0F] Hangul Syllables 갑 → [U+AC11]

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	→ 개

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 감〯 (kǎm). Cognate to Korean 감 (gam)

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kam⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [ka̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [감]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gam
Yale Romanization?	kam

Noun

감 (gam)

1. persimmon

Derived terms

• 감낭 (gamnang)

References

• “감” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009), 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎^[1], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 30

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 感 (“to feel, to perceive; emotion”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gam
McCune–Reischauer?	kam
Yale Romanization?	kām

Noun

감 • (gam) (hanja 感)

1. feeling; sense

   Synonym: 느낌 (neukkim)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 感 for Sino-Korean compounds of 감 (感, gam).

Suffix

—감 • (-gam) (hanja 感)

1. feeling; sense

   ‎죄책(罪責) (joechaek, “guilt”) + ‎-감(感) (-gam) → ‎죄책감(罪責感) (joechaekgam, “feeling of guilt”)

See also

• Korean terms suffixed with -감 (感)

  굴욕감

  무게감

  무망감

  열패감

  자존감

  죄책감

  책임감

Etymology 2

감 (gam, “persimmons”)

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 坎 (Yale: *kǎm). In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 감〯 (Yale: kǎm). The presence of a rising syllable suggests an ancient bisyllabic form.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gam
McCune–Reischauer?	kam
Yale Romanization?	kām

Noun

감 • (gam)

1. persimmon

Derived terms

• 감나무 (gamnamu, “persimmon tree”)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᅀᆞᆷ (Yale: kòzòm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gam
McCune–Reischauer?	kam
Yale Romanization?	kām

Noun

감 • (gam)

1. fabric
2. stuff / material (for) (used suffixally)

   ‎사냥 (sanyang, “hunting”) + ‎감 (gam) → ‎사냥감 (sanyanggam, “game; prey”, literally “material for hunting”)

Derived terms

• 글감 (geulgam)
• 널감 (neolgam)
• 놀림감 (nollimgam)
• 놀잇감 (noritgam)
• 딸감 (ttalgam)
• 땔감 (ttaelgam)
• 먹잇감 (meogitgam)
• 물감 (mulgam)
• 밑감 (mitgam)
• 사냥감 (sanyanggam)
• 사윗감 (sawitgam)
• 색싯감 (saeksitgam)
• 숯감 (sutgam)
• 옷감 (otgam)
• 일감 (ilgam)
• 자룻감 (jarutgam)
• 칼감 (kalgam)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 甘.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [감]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gam
McCune–Reischauer?	Kam
Yale Romanization?	kam

Proper noun

감 • (Gam) (hanja 甘)

1. a surname

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

감 • (gam)

More information

1. 減: reduction

   (eumhun reading: 덜 감 (deol gam))
   (MC reading: 減 (MC heamX|keamX))

2. 敢: dare

   (eumhun reading: 감히 감 (gamhi gam))
   (MC reading: 敢 (MC kamX))

3. 監: supervision; overseering

   (eumhun reading: 볼 감 (bol gam))
   (MC reading: 監 (MC kaem|kaemH))

4. 鑑: mirror; consideration

   (eumhun reading: 거울 감 (geoul gam))
   (MC reading: 鑑 (MC kaem|kaemH))

5. 勘: consideration

   (eumhun reading: 헤아릴 감 (hearil gam))
   (MC reading: 勘 (MC khomH))

6. 堪: to endure; capable

   (eumhun reading: 견딜 감 (gyeondil gam))
   (MC reading: 堪 (MC khom))

7. 瞰: to watch; to overlook

   (MC reading: 瞰 (MC khamH))

8. 坎: hole; snare; crisis

   (MC reading: 坎 (MC khomX))

9. 嵌:

   (MC reading: 嵌 (MC khaem|dzamX))

10. 憾:

    (MC reading: 憾 (MC homH))

11. 戡: subjugate; quell; kill

    (MC reading: 戡 (MC khom|trimX))

12. 柑:

    (MC reading: 柑 (MC kam))

13. 橄:

    (MC reading: 橄 (MC kamX))

14. 疳: childhood diseases

    (MC reading: 疳)

15. 紺: navy blue; dark blue

    (eumhun reading: 감색 감 (gamsaek gam))
    (MC reading: 紺 (MC komH))

16. 邯:

    (MC reading: 邯 (MC han|ham))

17. 龕: niche; shrine

    (MC reading: 龕 (MC khom))

18. 玪:

    (MC reading: 玪 (MC keam))

19. 坩: earthenware

    (MC reading: 坩 (MC kham))

20. 埳:

    (MC reading: 埳 (MC khomX))

21. 嵁:

    (MC reading: 嵁 (MC khom|ngom|kheam|ngomX|dzreamX))

22. 弇: cover over, hide; narrow-necked

    (MC reading: 弇 (MC kom|'jemX))

23. 憨: stupid; silly

    (MC reading: 憨 (MC xam|hamH))

24. 撼:

    (MC reading: 撼 (MC homX))

25. 欿: sorrowful; be full of worries

    (MC reading: 欿 (MC homX))

26. 歛:

    (MC reading: 歛 (MC xam))

27. 泔:

    (MC reading: 泔 (MC kam))

28. 淦:

    (MC reading: 淦 (MC kom|komH))

29. 澉:

    (MC reading: 澉 (MC kamX|thamH))

30. 矙:

    (MC reading: 矙)

31. 轗:

    (MC reading: 轗 (MC khomX|khomH))

32. 酣:

    (MC reading: 酣 (MC ham))

33. 鹻:

    (MC reading: 鹻 (MC keamX))

34. 鑒: alternative form of 鑑

    (MC reading: 鑒 (MC ken|kaemH))

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Late Old Korean 坎 (*kǎm), attested in the twelfth-century wordlist Jilin leishi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎm/, [kǎm]

Noun

감〯 (kǎm)

1. persimmon

Descendants

• Jeju: 감 (gam)
• Korean: 감 (gam)