힘

힘 U+D798, 힘
HANGUL SYLLABLE HIM
Composition:ㅎ + ㅣ + ㅁ
← 힗
[U+D797] 		Hangul Syllables 힙 →
[U+D799]
히힉힊힋힌힍힎
힏힐힑힒힓힔힕
힖힗힘힙힚힛힜
힝힞힟힠힡힢힣
희 ←

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 힘〮 (Yale: hím).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çim]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [힘]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?him
Revised Romanization (translit.)?him
McCune–Reischauer?him
Yale Romanization?him
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 힘의 / 힘에 / 힘까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

힘 • (him)

  1. strength; power
  2. (physics) force
  3. (tarot) Strength (Tarot card)

Derived terms
  • 힘들다 (himdeulda, “(to be) difficult, (to be) tired”)

See also

Further reading
  • 힘 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.

Middle Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hím/

Noun

힘〮 (hím) (locative 히〮메〮 (hím-éy))

  1. muscle
    • 1465, 圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해 (Won'gakgyeong Eonhae):
      고기와힘과ᄲᅧ와ᄂᆞᆫ
      kwoki-Gwa him-kwa spye-Gwa-non
      as for the meat and the muscle and the bone

Descendants
  • Korean: 힘 (him)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.