아버님

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 아바〮님〯 (Yale: àpánǐm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠bʌ̹nim]
• Phonetic hangul: [아버님]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	abeonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	abeonim
McCune–Reischauer?	abŏnim
Yale Romanization?	apenim

Noun

아버님 • (abeonim)

1. honorific of 아버지 (abeoji, “father”)

   Coordinate term: 어머님 (eomeonim)