선생님

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Korean

Etymology

From 선생 (先生, seonsaeng, “teacher”) and the honorific particle 님 (nim).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹nsʰɛŋnim] ~ [sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋnim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [선생님/선셍님]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonsaengnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonsaengnim
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnsaengnim
Yale Romanization?sensayngnim

Noun

선생님 • (seonsaengnim) (counter 분, hanja 先生님)

  1. (honorific) teacher
  2. sir, mister, ms (polite term of address for an elder male or female)
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