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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the 太平詞 / 태평사, 1598, as Early Modern Korean 하ᄂᆞ님 (Yale: hanonim), in a Confucian context. Equivalent to 하늘 (haneul, “heaven”) + 님 (nim, “lord”).
Rare in traditional Korean folk religion, where heaven-worship is not a major religious belief. The Catholic usage is perhaps a calque of Chinese 天主 (Tiānzhǔ, “Lord of Heaven; God”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | Haneunim |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Haneunim |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Hanŭnim |
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| Yale Romanization? | hanunim |
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Proper noun
하느님 • (Haneunim)
- God, heaven
1598, 박인로/朴仁老, 태평사/太平詞 [Poem for Great Peace]:天運循環을 아옵게다 하ᄂᆞ님아- cheonunsunhwaneul aopgeda haneunima
- O Heaven, I have understood the circulation of destiny
- (Catholicism, Orthodoxy) God, creator
- Korean Catholic Bible, Changsegi (創世記 / 창세기) (Genesis) 1:1
한처음에 하느님께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨다.- Hancheo'eum-e haneunim-kkeseo haneul-gwa ttang-eul changjohasyeotda.
- In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- 천주(天主) (Cheonju, “the Lord of Heaven, God”)
- 하나님 (Hananim, “God, creator”)