Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 擔任

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?damim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dam'im
McCune–Reischauer?tamim
Yale Romanization?tam.im

Noun edit

담임 (damim) (hanja 擔任)

  1. being in charge of (a class, a church, etc.)
    Synonym: (more common) 담당(擔當) (damdang)
  2. Short for 담임교사(擔任敎師) (damimgyosa, homeroom teacher).

Derived terms edit