선남

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 仙男.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonnam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonnam
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnnam
Yale Romanization?sennam

Noun

선남 (seonnam) (hanja 仙男)

  1. (Taoism) fairy man

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 善男.

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
Revised Romanization?seonnam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonnam
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnnam
Yale Romanization?sēnnam

Noun

선남 (seonnam) (hanja 善男)

  1. (Buddhism) a pious man