상념

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 想念 (“idea, thought”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋɲʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)념]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sangnyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sangnyeom
McCune–Reischauer?	sangnyŏm
Yale Romanization?	sāngnyem

Noun

상념 • (sangnyeom) (hanja 想念)

1. thought (that comes to mind); various thoughts

   Synonym: 생각 (saenggak)

   상념에 잠기다 ― sangnyeom-e jamgida ― to fall into deep thought

   • 2018, 박선우 [bakseonu], “휘는 빛 [hwineun bit, Curving light]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 46, number 4, pages 135—150:

     그래서 매일 세시간씩 까페 창가 자리에 앉아 막연히 떠오르는 상념들을 적어내려갔고, 다음 날 맑은 정신으로 그걸 천천히 읽어보았다.

     Geuraeseo maeil se-sigan-ssik kkape changga jari-e anja magyeonhi tteooreuneun sangnyeom-deur-eul jeogeo-naeryeo-gatgo, da'eum nal malgeun jeongsin-euro geugeol cheoncheonhi ilgeo-boatda.

     So for three hours every day, she would be sitting in the café window seat, jotting down the thoughts that spontaneously came to mind; the next day, she would slowly read them in a clearer state of mind.