하느님

Korean

Etymology

From 하늘 (haneul, “heaven”) + 님 (nim) (honorific suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ha̠nɯnim]
  • Phonetic Hangul[하느님]
Revised Romanization? haneunim
Revised Romanization (translit.)? haneunim
McCune–Reischauer? hanŭnim
Yale Romanization? hanunim

Noun

하느님 • (haneunim)

  1. God, heaven
    하느님이 보우하사 우리나라 만세! (Aegukga, 애국가 (national anthem of South Korea))
    Haneunim-i bouhasa urinara manse!
    May God preserve our country for ten thousand years!
  2. (Catholicism) God, creator
    한처음에 하느님께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨다. (Korean Catholic Bible, 창세기 (Genesis) 1:1)
    Han-cheo-eum-e haneunim-kkeseo haneul-gwa ttang-eul changjohasyeotda.
    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  3. (Orthodoxy) God, creator
  • 천주 (cheonju, “the Lord of Heaven, God”)
  • 하나님 (hananim, “God, creator”)
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