하면
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 下面, from 下 (“lower”) + 面 (“surface”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)mjʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [하(ː)면]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hamyeon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hamyeon |
McCune–Reischauer? | hamyŏn |
Yale Romanization? | hāmyen |
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Of native Korean origin. From 하 (ha-, “to say”) + 면 (-myeon, “if”): "if one speaks [about]..."
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠mjʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [하면]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | hamyeon |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hamyeon |
McCune–Reischauer? | hamyŏn |
Yale Romanization? | hamyen |
Verb edit
하면 • (hamyeon)
- conditional of 하다 (hada): see 하다 (hada), 으면 (-eumyeon).
Particle edit
하면 • (hamyeon)
- Attaches to a noun to introduce an exemplar, most desirable example, or closely associated fact about said noun.
Usage notes edit
- In prescriptive Korean orthography, this is considered a conjugation of the verb 하다 (hada), not a particle, and is hence written with an orthographic space.