참새

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ〮새〯 (Yale: chóm-sǎy). Compound of 참 (cham, “true; common”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [참새/참세]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamsae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amsae
Yale Romanization?chamsay

Noun

참새 • (chamsae)

  1. Sparrow.
  2. Specifically the tree sparrow (Passer montanus).

Note

In the Jilin Leishi, the Korean name for sparrow was labeled as "새". Combined with the modern meaning of sparrow having the term "참", which means "true", this implies that the true original meaning of "새" is sparrow, but "새" was borrowed for other terms referring to birds.

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