서른

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 셜흔〮 (Yale: syèlhún).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɾɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [서른]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoreun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoleun
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏrŭn
Yale Romanization?	selun

Numeral

서른 • (seoreun)

1. (native numeral) thirty

   Synonym: 삼십(三十) (“thirty”, Sino-Korean numeral)