임

임 U+C784, 임
HANGUL SYLLABLE IM
Composition:ㅇ + ㅣ + ㅁ
← 잃
[U+C783] 		Hangul Syllables 입 →
[U+C785]
이익읶읷인읹읺
읻일읽읾읿잀잁
잂잃임입잆잇있
잉잊잋잌잍잎잏
의 ←→ 자
See also: -임

Korean

Etymology 1

Prescriptive South Korean variant of 님 (nim) as an independent noun.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?im
Revised Romanization (translit.)?im
McCune–Reischauer?im
Yale Romanization?im

Noun

임 • (im)

  1. (literary) lover, beloved

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 任, from the Middle Korean reading ᅀᅵᆷ〯 (Yale: zǐm).

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    임 • (Im) (hanja 任)

    1. a surname

    Noun

    임 • (im) (hanja 任)

    1. (formal) duty; responsibility
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 壬

      Noun

      임 • (im) (hanja 壬)

      1. the ninth of the ten heavenly stems
      Coordinate terms
      Chinese heavenly stems: 천간 (cheon'gan)edit

      Etymology 4

      Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

      Syllable

      임 • (im)

      More information
      1. 壬:
        (MC reading: 壬 (MC nyim))
      2. 任:
        (MC reading: 任 (MC nyim|nyimH))
      3. 妊:
        (MC reading: 妊 (MC nyimH))
      4. 姙: alternative form of 妊
        (MC reading: 姙)
      5. 稔:
        (MC reading: 稔 (MC nyimX))
      6. 恁:
        (MC reading: 恁 (MC nyim|nyimX))
      7. 荏:
        (MC reading: 荏 (MC nyimX))
      8. 衽:
        (MC reading: 衽 (MC nyimH))
      9. 飪:
        (MC reading: 飪 (MC nyimX))
      More information
      1. 林:
        (MC reading: 林 (MC lim))
      2. 臨:
        (MC reading: 臨 (MC lim|limH))
      3. 琳:
        (MC reading: 琳 (MC lim))
      4. 霖:
        (MC reading: 霖 (MC lim))
      5. 淋:
        (MC reading: 淋 (MC lim))
      6. 痳:
        (MC reading: 痳 (MC lim))
      More information
      1. 賃:
        (MC reading: 賃 (MC nrimH))
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