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Korean
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 점심 (點心, jeomsim, “lunch, snack”). Hypercorrected via the same process that produced 김치 (gimchi, “kimchi”), 기와 (giwa, “roof tile”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | gimsim |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gimsim |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kimsim |
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| Yale Romanization? | kīmsim |
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Noun
김심 • (gimsim)
- Northern Gyeonggi form of 점심(點心) (jeomsim, “lunch”).
김심은 읎어서 어드럭허지? (Gyeonggi, Kaesong)- gimsim-eun eupseo-seo eodeureokheoji?
- Since we have no lunch, what are we going to do?