섬참새

Korean

Etymology

섬 (seom, “island”) +‎ 참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)mt͡ɕʰa̠msʰɛ] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)mt͡ɕʰa̠msʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [섬(ː)참새/섬(ː)참세]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seomchamsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seomchamsae
McCune–Reischauer?sŏmch'amsae
Yale Romanization?sēmchamsay

Noun

섬참새 • (seomchamsae)

  1. russet sparrow (Passer cinnamomeus)
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