님

Korean

니닉닊닋닌닍닎 닏닐닑닒닓닔닕 닖닗님닙닚닛닜 닝닞닟닠닡닢닣
늬 ←	→ 다

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nim]
• Phonetic hangul: [님]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nim
McCune–Reischauer?	nim
Yale Romanization?	nim

Suffix

—님 • (-nim)

1. (honorific) esteemed; brother, sister, grandfather

Usage notes

This term is affixed to many kinship terms to make them honorific, often to refer to family members other than one's own.

Derived terms

• 누님 (nunim)
• 오라버님 (orabeonim)
• 형님 (hyeongnim)

 

Noun

님 • (nim)

1. (dependent noun, after a title or rarely after a person's name) Mr., Mrs. More respectful than 씨 (ssi).

   홍 길동 과장님

   Hong Gildong gwajangnim

   Manager Mr Hong Gildong

2. (archaic) lord, darling.
   • (deprecated template usage) 아리랑 (Arirang)

     나를 버리고 가시는 님은
     십리도 못 가서 발병난다.

     nareul beorigo gasineun nimeun
     simnido mot gaseo balbyeongnanda.

     The one who discards me and leaves
     Will not be able to walk 10 ri before their feet hurt.

See also

• 씨 (ssi)
• 임 (im)
• 임금 (imgeum)