심부름

Korean

Etymology

(sim), from (him, power) + 부름 (burem), which is substantive form of 부리다 (burida, manage)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

심부름 • (simbureum)

  1. errand

Derived terms