U+C554, 암
HANGUL SYLLABLE AM
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[U+C553]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C555]




씨 ←→ 애

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (cancer)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

• (am) (hanja )

  1. cancer (illness)
Derived terms
See also
  • 악성종양 (惡性腫瘍, akseongjong'yang, “a malignant tumor; cancer”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 아ᇡ (Yale: amh). The final h leaves traces in fossilized compounds, changing following consonants into aspirated consonants, when possible, such as 암컷 (amkeot), 암캐 (amkae) or 암탉 (amtak).

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

• (am-)

  1. female; she- (non-human)
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(am)

  1. : darkness; secret
    (eumhun reading: 어두울 (eoduul am))
    (MC reading: (MC 'omH))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngaem))
  3. : hut
    (eumhun reading: 암자 (amja am))
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  6. : cancer
    (eumhun reading: (am am))
    (MC reading: )
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omH))
  8. :
    (MC reading: )
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  10. :
    (MC reading: )
  11. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  13. :
    (MC reading: )
  14. :
    (MC reading: )
  15. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  16. :
    (MC reading: (MC hom|homX))
  17. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  18. : dark; sullen
    (MC reading: (MC 'eam|'eamX))
  19. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC ngaem))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  21. :
    (MC reading: )
  22. : to detest
    (eumhun reading: 싫어할 (sireohal am))
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  23. : to be deaf, mute; cry ceaselessly
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  24. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  25. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'amX))
  26. :
    (MC reading: )
  27. :
    (MC reading: )
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngeam))
  29. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  30. :
    (MC reading: )
  31. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  32. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngeam))
  33. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC ngaem))
  34. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  35. :
    (MC reading: )
  36. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))
  37. :
    (MC reading: )
  38. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngomX))
  40. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'om))
  41. :
    (MC reading: (MC ngeam))
  42. : blue-black
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX|'aemX))
  43. :
    (MC reading: (MC 'omX))
  44. :
    (MC reading: (MC -))

References

  • Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 27.
  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
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