짐승

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 중숭 (jungsung)
• 짐생 (jimsaeng)

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 짐승 (jimseung).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕimsɨŋ⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕimsʰɨŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [짐승]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jimseung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jimseung
Yale Romanization?	cimsung

Noun

짐승 (jimseung)

1. beast, animal

Derived terms

• 드릇짐승 (deureutjimseung)

Korean

Alternative forms

• 즘ᄉᆡᆼ (jeumsaeng) — Early Modern

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 중생 (衆生, jungsaeng, “(in Buddhism) the sentient beings”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕimsʰɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [짐승]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jimseung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jimseung
McCune–Reischauer?	chimsŭng
Yale Romanization?	cimsung

Noun

짐승 • (jimseung)

1. beast, animal

   짐승을 죽이다.

   jimseung'eul jugida.

   To kill an animal.

2. brute, barbarian

References

Part or all of this entry has been imported from National Institute of Korean Language's Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, on which all materials are distributed and can be used according to the Creative Commons Attribution - Share Alike License.