선물
Korean
Etymology
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
Derived terms
- 선물하다 (seonmulhada, “to make a gift of”)