함
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| 하학핚핛한핝핞 핟할핡핢핣핤핥 핦핧함합핪핫핬 항핮핯핰핱핲핳 | |
| 피 ← | → 해 |
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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 函.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠(ː)m]
- Phonetic hangul: [함(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ham |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ham |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ham |
| Yale Romanization? | hām |
Noun
함 • (ham) (hanja 函)
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 函 for Sino-Korean compounds of (函, ham).
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 艦.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠(ː)m]
- Phonetic hangul: [함(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ham |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ham |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ham |
| Yale Romanization? | hām |
Noun
함 • (ham) (hanja 艦)
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 艦 for Sino-Korean compounds of (艦, ham).
Etymology 3
Probably originally dialectal or alternately a fairly recent contraction, since it is not found in dictionaries of the standard language. Nowadays used in Seoul as well.
Adverb
함 • (ham)
- (slang) contraction of 한번 (hanbeon, “sometime; when you have the chance”)
Usage notes
- Generally used only with certain common verbs, among which the most common is 보다 (boda, “to see, to try”).
- The contraction is not used for the literal "once" sense.
Etymology 4
Verb
함 • (ham) (verbal noun of 하다)
Etymology 5
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
함 • (ham)