선임

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 先任.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nim]
• Phonetic hangul: [서님]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnim
Yale Romanization?	sen.im

Noun

선임 • (seonim) (hanja 先任)

1. seniority

   선임 장교(先任將校) ― seonim janggyo ― senior officer

2. predecessor

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 選任.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnim
Yale Romanization?	sēn.im

Noun

선임 • (seonim) (hanja 選任)

1. appointment, election

Derived terms

• 선임하다 (seonimhada)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 船賃.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nim]
• Phonetic hangul: [서님]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seon'im
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnim
Yale Romanization?	sen.im

Noun

선임 • (seonim) (hanja 船賃)

1. boat fare

   Synonyms: 뱃삯 (baetsak), 배삯 (baesak)