"형님" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [çʌ̹ŋnim] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: hyeongnim [romanization], 兄님 [hanja]
Etymology: In the hangul script, first attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 형님 (Yale: hyeng-nim). The word itself is first attested in the mixed script form as 兄님〯 (Yale: HYENG-nǐm) in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447. From 형(兄) (hyeong, “older brother of a male”) + -님 (-nim, honorific suffix). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|bn|형님|hyeng-nim|hangul=y}} In the hangul script, first attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 형님 (Yale: hyeng-nim)., {{okm-l|兄님〯|HYENG-nǐm|link=no}} 兄님〯 (Yale: HYENG-nǐm), {{lang|ko|(釋譜詳節 / 석보상절)}} (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), {{suffix|ko|형(兄)|님|pos2=honorific suffix|t1=older brother of a male}} 형(兄) (hyeong, “older brother of a male”) + -님 (-nim, honorific suffix) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=兄님}} 형님 • (hyeongnim) (hanja 兄님)
  1. honorific of 형(兄) (hyeong, “older brother of a male”)
    Sense id: en-형님-ko-noun-dwYm4ovv Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms suffixed with -님, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Native Korean words, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family members, Male people Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 68 8 8 8 8 Disambiguation of Korean terms suffixed with -님: 50 13 13 12 12 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 33 17 17 17 16 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 56 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 21 20 20 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 5 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 4 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Family members: 76 6 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Male people: 100 0 0 0 0
  2. (of a male) wife's older brother (a type of brother-in-law)
    Sense id: en-형님-ko-noun-QAhL2g3t Categories (other): Native Korean words Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 21 20 20 19 19
  3. (of a male) wife's older sister's husband (a type of co-brother-in-law)
    Sense id: en-형님-ko-noun-Wg0UO7~g Categories (other): Native Korean words Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 21 20 20 19 19
  4. (of a female) husband’s older sister (a type of sister-in-law)
    Sense id: en-형님-ko-noun-qS3~aB0E Categories (other): Native Korean words Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 21 20 20 19 19
  5. (of a female) husband’s older brother’s wife (a type of co-sister-in-law)
    Sense id: en-형님-ko-noun-nhb9tEod Categories (other): Native Korean words Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 21 20 20 19 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 동생(同生) (dongsaeng), 아우 (au), 오빠 (oppa), 형제(兄弟) (hyeongje)
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