"검" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [kɘ(ː)m] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geom [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 劍 (“knife”), from the Middle Korean reading 검〯 (Yale: kěm). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|劍|gloss=knife}} 劍 (“knife”), {{ko-etym-sino|劍|knife}} Sino-Korean word from 劍 (“knife”), {{m|okm|검〯|tr=-}} 검〯, {{okm-l|검〯|kěm}} 검〯 (Yale: kěm) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=劍}} 검 • (geom) (hanja 劍)
  1. sword Derived forms: the hanja entry at 劍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 검 (geom) (alt: )
    Sense id: en-검-ko-noun-pExHse4k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kɘ(ː)m] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geom [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 檢 (“examine, inspect”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|檢|gloss=examine, inspect}} 檢 (“examine, inspect”), {{ko-etym-sino|檢|examine, inspect}} Sino-Korean word from 檢 (“examine, inspect”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=檢}} 검 • (geom) (hanja 檢)
  1. Short for 검찰(檢察) (geomchal, “the prosecutor's office”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 검찰(檢察) (extra: geomchal, “the prosecutor's office”)
    Sense id: en-검-ko-noun-5iPuL-UI Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Native Korean words, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 1 68 30 Disambiguation of Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable: 6 75 19 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 2 47 51 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 2 53 45 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [kɘ(ː)m] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: geom [romanization]
Etymology: Of native Korean origin. Probably cognate with Japanese 神(かみ) (kami, “God”); note the long vowel, which implies an Old Korean bisyllabic form (hence likely *kemV). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native}} Of native Korean origin., {{cog|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|神|かみ|t=God}} 神(かみ) (kami, “God”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 검 • (geom)
  1. (obsolete, very rare) (religion) god; spirit Tags: obsolete, rare Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-검-ko-noun-bdmCitcM Categories (other): Korean links with redundant wikilinks, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 2 47 51 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 2 53 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 검 meaning in Korean (5.4kB)

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