성님

Jeju

Etymology

From 성 (seong, “older brother of a male”) +‎ 님 (nim, “honorific suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽səŋnim⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [sʰəŋnim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성님]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongnim
Yale Romanization?sengnim

Noun

성님 (seongnim)

  1. honorific of 성 (seong, “older brother of a male”)
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