U+BC94, 범
HANGUL SYLLABLE BEOM
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[U+BC93]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BC95]
벅벆벇벉벊
벍벎벏벐벑
벒벓
벝벞벟
뱨 ←→ 베

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested as Late Old Korean 監(蒲南切) in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 범〯 (Yale: pĕm).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

• (beom)

  1. (dated) tiger
    Synonym: (usual) 호랑이 (horang'i)

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from .

    Pronunciation

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

    Root

    • (beom) (hanja )

    1. Root of 범하다 (beomhada, to violate; to commit (a wrong)). Rarely used alone.

    Suffix

    —범 • (-beom) (hanja )

    1. criminal (who has committed the crime)
      강간 (ganggan, rape) + ‎ (beom) → ‎강간범 (gangganbeom, rapist)
      정치 (jeongchi, politics) + ‎ (beom) → ‎정치범 (jeongchibeom, political prisoner)

    Counter

    • (beom) (hanja )

    1. count (number of times one has committed a crime)
      사기 전과 3sagi jeon'gwa sambeomthree counts of fraud

    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from .

      Pronunciation

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

      Prefix

      범— • (beom-) (hanja )

      1. pan-
      Derived terms

      Etymology 4

        Sino-Korean word from .

        Pronunciation

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

        Proper noun

        • (Beom) (hanja )

        1. a surname
        Derived terms

        Etymology 5

        Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

        Syllable

        • (beom)

        Middle Korean

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /pə̌m/

        Noun

        범〯 (pĕm)

        1. tiger

        Derived terms

        Descendants

        • Korean: (beom)