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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sumyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sumyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sumyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | swumyen |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 睡眠 (“sleep”)
Noun
수면 • (sumyeon) (hanja 睡眠)
- sleep
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 水面 (“water surface”)
Noun
수면 • (sumyeon) (hanja 水面)
- surface of the water