속셈

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 속 (sok, “inside”) +‎ 셈 (sem, “counting”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ks͈e̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [속(ː)쎔]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soksem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sogsem
McCune–Reischauer?	soksem
Yale Romanization?	sōk.seym

Noun

속셈 • (soksem)

1. internal thoughts, secret motivations
2. mental arithmetic