담임

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 擔任

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?damim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dam'im
McCune–Reischauer?tamim
Yale Romanization?tam.im

Noun

담임 • (damim) (hanja 擔任)

  1. being in charge of (a class, a church, etc.)
    Synonym: (more common) 담당(擔當) (damdang)
  2. short for 담임교사(擔任敎師) (damimgyosa, “homeroom teacher”)

Derived terms

  • 담임 목사(擔任牧師) (damim moksa)
  • 담임(擔任)하다 (damimhada)
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