Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 斬新.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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참신 (chamsin) (hanja 斬新/嶄新)

  1. (uncommon) being novel; being original

Derived terms

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