선임

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 先任.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnim
Yale Romanization?sen.im

Noun

선임 • (seonim) (hanja 先任)

  1. seniority
    선임 장교(先任將校) ― seonim janggyo ― senior officer
  2. predecessor

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 選任.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)님]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnim
Yale Romanization?sēn.im

Noun

선임 • (seonim) (hanja 選任)

  1. appointment, election
Derived terms
  • 선임하다 (seonimhada)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 船賃.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnim
Yale Romanization?sen.im

Noun

선임 • (seonim) (hanja 船賃)

  1. boat fare
    Synonyms: 뱃삯 (baetsak), 배삯 (baesak)
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