U+BC94, 범
HANGUL SYLLABLE BEOM
Composition: + +

[U+BC93]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BC95]
버벅벆벇벉벊
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)