선임

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 先任.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnim
Yale Romanization?sen.im

Noun

선임 (seonim) (hanja 先任)

  1. seniority
    선임 장교(先任將校)seonim janggyosenior officer
  2. predecessor

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 選任.

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?seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnim
Yale Romanization?sēn.im

Noun

선임 (seonim) (hanja 選任)

  1. appointment, election
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 船賃.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnim
Yale Romanization?sen.im

Noun

선임 (seonim) (hanja 船賃)

  1. boat fare
    Synonyms: 뱃삯 (baetsak), 배삯 (baesak)