님금

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Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 님〯금〮 (nǐmkúm). Cognate to Korean 임금 (imgeum)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nimgeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nimgeum
Yale Romanization?nimkum

Noun

님금 (nimgeum)

  1. king

Middle Korean

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

님〯금〮 (nǐmkúm)

  1. king; monarch
    • 1459, Hunminjeong'eum eonhae 訓民正音諺解 / 훈민정음언해:
      (ᅌᅥᆼ〮)(졩〮)ᄂᆞᆫ〮님〯금〮지〯ᅀᅳ샨〮그〮리라〮
      NGÉ.CYÉY-nón nǐmkúm cǐzùsyán kúl-ìlá
      御製 is "writing done by the king".

Descendants

  • Jeju: 님금 (nimgeum)
  • Korean: 임금 (imgeum)