시심마

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 是 (“this; to be”) + 甚麼 (“what”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɕʰimma̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [시(ː)심마]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sisimma
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sisimma
    McCune–Reischauer?sisimma
    Yale Romanization?sīsimma

    Phrase

    시심마 • (sisimma) (hanja 是甚麼)

    1. synonym of 이 뭣고 (i mwotgo, “What is this”, a Zen Buddhist koan)
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