영감님

Korean

Etymology

From 영감(令監) (yeonggam) +‎ 님 (nim).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonggamnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonggamnim
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnggamnim
Yale Romanization?	yēngkamnim

Noun

영감님 • (yeonggamnim)

1. (honorific) sir