머심

Korean

Etymology

See main entry.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹ɕʰim]
• Phonetic hangul: [머심]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meosim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meosim
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏsim
Yale Romanization?	mesim

Noun

머심 • (meosim)

1. Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Pyongan, and Hamgyong form of 머슴 (meoseum, “farmhand”)
   • 1980 January 30, 국옥예 [gugogye], “거짓말 잘하는 사위 [geojinmal jalhaneun sawi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 전라북도 완주군 고산면 [jeollabukdo wanjugun gosanmyeon]:

     아, 열 살이 됐는디 깔방살이 머심을 살았죠.

     A, yeol sar-i dwaen-neundi kkalbangsari meosim-eul saratjo.

     Since I've turned ten years old I've lived as a young farmhand.