성함

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 姓銜, from 姓 (“name”) + 銜 (“title”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦa̠m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)함]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongham
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongham
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngham
    Yale Romanization?sēngham

    Noun

    성함 • (seongham) (hanja 姓銜)

    1. (honorific) name
      성함이 어떻게 되십니까?
      seonghami eotteoke doesimnikka?
      May I have your name, please?

    Synonyms

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