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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 姓銜, from 姓 (“name”) + 銜 (“title”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | seongham |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongham |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏngham |
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| Yale Romanization? | sēngham |
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Noun
성함 • (seongham) (hanja 姓銜)
- (honorific) name
성함이 어떻게 되십니까?- seonghami eotteoke doesimnikka?
- May I have your name, please?
Synonyms
- 성명 (姓名, seongmyeong, “name”)
- 이름 (ireum)