셈
Korean
| 세섹섺섻센섽섾 섿셀셁셂셃셄셅 셆셇셈셉셊셋셌 셍셎셏셐셑셒셓 | |
| 서 ← | → 셔 |
|---|---|
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 혬 (Yale: hyeym). Originally the gerund form of 세다 (seda, “to count”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰe̞(ː)m]
- Phonetic hangul: [셈(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sem |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sem |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sem |
| Yale Romanization? | sēym |
Noun
셈 • (sem)