선물

Korean

선물 (seonmul, “gifts”).

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 膳物, from 膳 (“gift”) + 物 (“thing”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonmul
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnmul
Yale Romanization?	sēnmul

Noun

선물 • (seonmul) (hanja 膳物)

1. gift; present

Derived terms

• 선물하다 (seonmulhada, “to make a gift of”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 先物.

Noun

선물 • (seonmul) (hanja 先物)

1. (finance) futures