하느님

Korean

Etymology

From 하늘 (haneul, “heaven”) + 님 (nim) (honorific suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ha̠nɯnim]
  • Phonetic Hangul[하느님]
Revised Romanization? haneunim
Revised Romanization (translit.)? haneunim
McCune–Reischauer? hanŭnim
Yale Romanization? hanunim

Noun

하느님 • (haneunim)

  1. God, heaven
    하느님이 보우하사 우리나라 만세!(Aegukga, 애국가 (national anthem of South Korea))
    Haneunimi bouhasa urinara manse!
    May God preserve our country for ten thousand years!
  2. (Catholicism, Orthodoxy) God, creator
    한처음에 하느님께서 하늘과 땅을 창조하셨다.(Korean Catholic Bible, 창세기 (Genesis) 1:1)
    Hancheo-eume haneunimkkeseo haneulgwa ttang-eul changjohasyeotda.
    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  • 천주 (cheonju, “the Lord of Heaven, God”)
  • 하나님 (hananim, “God, creator”)
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