시인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 詩人, from 詩 (“poem”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiin]
• Phonetic hangul: [시인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	siin
McCune–Reischauer?	siin
Yale Romanization?	siin

Noun

시인 • (siin) (hanja 詩人)

1. poet

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 是認

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	siin
McCune–Reischauer?	siin
Yale Romanization?	sīin

Noun

시인 • (siin) (hanja 是認)

1. assent, approval

Derived terms

• 시인되다 (是認되다, siindoeda)
• 시인하다 (是認하다, siinhada)