"선생님" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [sʰʌ̹nsʰɛŋnim] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋnim] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: seonsaengnim [romanization], [counter], 先生님 [hanja]
Etymology: From 선생(先生) (seonsaeng, “teacher”) + 님 (-nim, honorific particle). Etymology templates: {{affix|ko|선생(先生)|-님|pos2=honorific particle|t1=teacher}} 선생(先生) (seonsaeng, “teacher”) + 님 (-nim, honorific particle) Head templates: {{ko-noun|count=분|hanja=先生님}} 선생님 • (seonsaengnim) (counter 분, hanja 先生님)
  1. (honorific) teacher Tags: honorific
    Sense id: en-선생님-ko-noun-EFepYE4E
  2. sir, mister, Ms (polite term of address for an elder male or female)
    Sense id: en-선생님-ko-noun-hMf9r0Ms Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms suffixed with -님, Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Korean terms suffixed with -님: 23 77 Disambiguation of Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked: 19 81 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 11 89

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        "2": "선생(先生)",
        "3": "-님",
        "pos2": "honorific particle",
        "t1": "teacher"
      },
      "expansion": "선생(先生) (seonsaeng, “teacher”) + 님 (-nim, honorific particle)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 선생(先生) (seonsaeng, “teacher”) + 님 (-nim, honorific particle).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seonsaengnim",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "분",
      "tags": [
        "counter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "先生님",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "count": "분",
        "hanja": "先生님"
      },
      "expansion": "선생님 • (seonsaengnim) (counter 분, hanja 先生님)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "teacher"
      ],
      "id": "en-선생님-ko-noun-EFepYE4E",
      "links": [
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(honorific) teacher"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "honorific"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms suffixed with -님",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-선생님-ko-noun-hMf9r0Ms",
      "links": [
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ],
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ],
        [
          "Ms",
          "Ms"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹nsʰɛŋnim]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋnim]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "선생님"
}
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    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms suffixed with -님",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with audio links",
    "Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "선생(先生)",
        "3": "-님",
        "pos2": "honorific particle",
        "t1": "teacher"
      },
      "expansion": "선생(先生) (seonsaeng, “teacher”) + 님 (-nim, honorific particle)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 선생(先生) (seonsaeng, “teacher”) + 님 (-nim, honorific particle).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seonsaengnim",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "분",
      "tags": [
        "counter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "先生님",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "count": "분",
        "hanja": "先生님"
      },
      "expansion": "선생님 • (seonsaengnim) (counter 분, hanja 先生님)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "Korean honorific terms"
      ],
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        "teacher"
      ],
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        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(honorific) teacher"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "honorific"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sir, mister, Ms (polite term of address for an elder male or female)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sir",
          "sir"
        ],
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ],
        [
          "Ms",
          "Ms"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹nsʰɛŋnim]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sʰʌ̹nsʰe̞ŋnim]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "선생님"
}

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