선생님

Korean

Etymology

From 선생 (先生, seonsaeng, “teacher”) and the honorific particle 님 (nim).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋnim]
  • Phonetic Hangul[선생님]
Revised Romanization? seonsaengnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seonsaengnim
McCune–Reischauer? sŏnsaengnim
Yale Romanization? sensayngnim

Noun

선생님 • (seonsaengnim) (hanja 先生님)

  1. (honorific) teacher
  2. sir, mister, ms (polite term of address for an elder male or female)
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