시험
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 試驗, from 試 (“testing”) + 驗 (“testing”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɕʰiɦʌ̹m]
- Phonetic hangul: [시험]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | siheom |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | siheom |
McCune–Reischauer? | sihŏm |
Yale Romanization? | sihem |
Noun
- test, exam.
- 시험을 보다 ― siheomeul boda ― to take a test
- experimentation, as in 시험 운전 (siheom unjeon, “a test drive”)