임신

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 妊娠/姙娠 (“pregnancy”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

임신 • (imsin) (hanja 妊娠/姙娠)

  1. pregnancy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 壬申.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

임신 • (Imsin) (hanja 壬申)

  1. The ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
Coordinate terms
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