시심마

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 是 (“this; to be”) + 甚麼 (“what”).

Pronunciation

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

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

Phrase

시심마 • (sisimma) (hanja 是甚麼)

1. Synonym of 이 뭣고 (i mwotgo, “What is this”, a Zen Buddhist koan).