강림

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 降臨.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ŋnim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [강(ː)님]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gangnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ganglim
McCune–Reischauer?kangnim
Yale Romanization?kānglim

Noun

강림 • (gangnim) (hanja 降臨)

  1. descent of a god from heaven to earth
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