임금
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Korean
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 님〯금〮 (Yale: nǐmkúm), a compound of 님〯 (nǐm, “lord”) and the cranberry morpheme *금〮 (*kum). The latter apparently is a remnant of Old Korean 今 (*kum), an element found in the Sillan royal title 泥師今 (*nisokum) or 尼叱今 (*niskum). The 今 element has also been connected to Japanese 君 (kimi), possibly as an ancient loanword from Koreanic.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)mɡɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [임(ː)금]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | imgeum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imgeum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | imgŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | īmkum |
Noun
[edit]임금 • (imgeum)
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 賃金, from 賃 (“labor”) + 金 (“money”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)mɡɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [임(ː)금]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | imgeum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imgeum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | imgŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | īmkum |
Noun
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 林檎.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [imɡɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [임금]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | imgeum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imgeum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | imgŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | imkum |
Noun
[edit]- Synonym of 능금 (neunggeum)