하느님

Korean

Etymology

From 하늘 (haneul, “heaven”) + 님 (nim) (honorific suffix). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Especially when first it was attested?”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠nɯnim]
• Phonetic hangul: [하느님]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haneunim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haneunim
McCune–Reischauer?	hanŭnim
Yale Romanization?	hanunim

Noun

하느님 • (haneunim)

1. God, heaven

   하느님이 보우하사 우리나라 만세!(Aegukga, 애국가 (national anthem of South Korea))

   haneunim-i bouhasa urinara manse!

   May God preserve our country for ten thousand years!

2. (Catholicism, Orthodoxy) God, creator

   한처음에 하느님께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨다.(Korean Catholic Bible, 창세기 (Genesis) 1:1)

   han-cheo'eum-e haneunim-kkeseo haneul-gwa ttang-eul changjohasyeotda.

   In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Related terms

• 천주 (cheonju, “the Lord of Heaven, God”)
• 하나님 (hananim, “God, creator”)