Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 妊娠/姙娠 (pregnancy)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)mɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?imsin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?imsin
McCune–Reischauer?imsin
Yale Romanization?īmsin

Noun

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임신 (imsin) (hanja 妊娠/姙娠)

  1. pregnancy
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 壬申.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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임신 (Imsin) (hanja 壬申)

  1. The ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
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