사림
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 士林 (“academic circles”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɾim]
- Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)림]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sarim |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | salim |
McCune–Reischauer? | sarim |
Yale Romanization? | sālim |
Proper noun edit
- (historical) sarim (a Joseon-era political faction of writers and scholars who studied and wrote about Confucianism in a rural forest area)
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 詞 (“poem, poetry”) + 林 (“forest, woods”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ɾim]
- Phonetic hangul: [사림]
Romanizations | |
---|---|
Revised Romanization? | sarim |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | salim |
McCune–Reischauer? | sarim |
Yale Romanization? | salim |
Noun edit
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
사림 • (sarim)