선남

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 仙男.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonnam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonnam
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnnam
Yale Romanization?sennam

Noun

선남 • (seonnam) (hanja 仙男)

  1. (Taoism) fairy man

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 善男.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nna̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)남]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonnam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonnam
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnnam
Yale Romanization?sēnnam

Noun

선남 • (seonnam) (hanja 善男)

  1. (Buddhism) a pious man
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