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U+BC94, 범
HANGUL SYLLABLE BEOM
Composition: + +

[U+BC93]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BC95]




뱨 ←→ 베

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 범〯 (Yale: pĕm).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɘ(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom
McCune–Reischauer?pŏm
Yale Romanization?pēm

Noun

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(beom)

  1. (dated) tiger
    Synonym: (usual) 호랑이 (horang'i)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɘ(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom
McCune–Reischauer?pŏm
Yale Romanization?pēm

Root

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(beom) (hanja )

  1. Root of 범하다 (beomhada, to violate; to commit (a wrong)). Rarely used alone.

Suffix

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—범 (-beom) (hanja )

  1. criminal (who has committed the crime)
    강간 (ganggan, rape) + ‎ (beom) → ‎강간범 (gangganbeom, rapist)
    정치 (jeongchi, politics) + ‎ (beom) → ‎정치범 (jeongchibeom, political prisoner)

Counter

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(beom) (hanja )

  1. count (number of times one has committed a crime)
    사기 전과 3sagi jeon'gwa sambeomthree counts of fraud

Derived terms

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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɘ(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom
McCune–Reischauer?pŏm
Yale Romanization?pēm

Prefix

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범— (beom-) (hanja )

  1. pan-
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɘ(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beom
McCune–Reischauer?pŏm
Yale Romanization?pēm

Proper noun

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(Beom) (hanja )

  1. a surname
Derived terms
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Etymology 5

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(beom)

Middle Korean

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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범〯 (pĕm)

  1. tiger

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Korean: (beom)