시인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 詩人, from 詩 (“poem”) + 人 (“person”)

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

Noun

시인 • (siin) (hanja 詩人)

  1. poet

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 是認

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

Noun

시인 • (siin) (hanja 是認)

  1. assent, approval
Derived terms
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