참새

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Korean

참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”).

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ〮새〯 (Yale: chóm-sǎy). Compound of (cham, true; common) +‎ (sae, bird).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamsae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amsae
Yale Romanization?chamsay

Noun

참새 (chamsae)

  1. Sparrow.
  2. Specifically the tree sparrow (Passer montanus).

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