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영감님

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Korean

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Etymology

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From 영감(令監) (yeonggam) +‎ (nim).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋɡa̠mnim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonggamnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonggamnim
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnggamnim
Yale Romanization?yēngkamnim

Noun

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영감님 (yeonggamnim)

  1. (honorific) sir