담임

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 擔任

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠mim]
• Phonetic hangul: [다밈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	damim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dam'im
McCune–Reischauer?	tamim
Yale Romanization?	tam.im

Noun

담임 • (damim) (hanja 擔任)

1. being in charge of (a class, a church, etc.)

   Synonym: (more common) 담당(擔當) (damdang)

2. Short for 담임교사(擔任敎師) (damimgyosa, “homeroom teacher”).

Derived terms

• 담임 목사(擔任牧師) (damim moksa)
• 담임(擔任)하다 (damimhada)