임금

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 賃金, from 賃 (“labor”) + 金 (“money”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈiːmɡɯm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[임:금]
Revised Romanization? imgeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? imgeum
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Yale Romanization? īmkum

Noun

임금 • (imgeum) (hanja 賃金)

  1. wages

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 님금 (Yale: nimkum). May be related to the Silla title for king, 이사금 (isageum), or the ancient Gojoseon title, 왕검 (wanggeom).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈiːmɡɯm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[임:금]
Revised Romanization? imgeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? imgeum
McCune–Reischauer? imgŭm
Yale Romanization? īmkum

Noun

임금 • (imgeum)

  1. king; monarch
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