침례

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 浸禮 (baptism)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰi(ː)mɲe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?chimnye
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?chimlye
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'imnye
    Yale Romanization?chīmlyey

    Noun

    침례 • (chimnye) (hanja 浸禮)

    1. baptism (by immersion)