Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 事物, from (affair) + (thing)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)muɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?samul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?samul
McCune–Reischauer?samul
Yale Romanization?sāmul

Noun edit

사물 (samul) (hanja 事物)

  1. thing; object; matter