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U+C554, 암
HANGUL SYLLABLE AM
Composition: + +

[U+C553]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C555]




씨 ←→ 애

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (cancer)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?am
Revised Romanization (translit.)?am
McCune–Reischauer?am
Yale Romanization?ām

Noun

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(am) (hanja )

  1. cancer (illness)
Derived terms
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See also
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Etymology 2

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Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 아ᇡ (Yale: amh). The final h leaves traces in fossilized compounds, changing following consonants into aspirated consonants, when possible, such as 암컷 (amkeot), 암캐 (amkae) or 암탉 (amtak).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?am
Revised Romanization (translit.)?am
McCune–Reischauer?am
Yale Romanization?am

Prefix

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(am-)

  1. female; she- (non-human)
Antonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(am)

  1. : darkness; secret
    (eumhun reading: 어두울 (eoduul am))
    (MC reading: (MC 'omH))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngaem))
  3. : hut
    (eumhun reading: 암자 (amja am))
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  6. : cancer
    (eumhun reading: (am am))
    (MC reading: )
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omH))
  8. :
    (MC reading: )
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  10. :
    (MC reading: )
  11. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  13. :
    (MC reading: )
  14. :
    (MC reading: )
  15. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  16. :
    (MC reading: (MC hom|homX))
  17. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  18. : dark; sullen
    (MC reading: (MC 'eam|'eamX))
  19. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC ngaem))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  21. :
    (MC reading: )
  22. : to detest
    (eumhun reading: 싫어할 (sireohal am))
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  23. : to be deaf, mute; cry ceaselessly
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  24. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  25. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'amX))
  26. :
    (MC reading: )
  27. :
    (MC reading: )
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngeam))
  29. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  30. :
    (MC reading: )
  31. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  32. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngeam))
  33. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC ngaem))
  34. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  35. :
    (MC reading: )
  36. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  37. :
    (MC reading: )
  38. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngomX))
  40. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  41. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngeam))
  42. : blue-black
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX|'aemX))
  43. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  44. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))

References

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  • Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 27. [1]
  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [2]