Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 詩人, from (poem) + (person)

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

시인 (siin) (hanja 詩人)

  1. poet

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 是認

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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 edit

시인 (siin) (hanja 是認)

  1. assent, approval
Derived terms edit