시심마

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 是 (“this; to be”) + 甚麼 (“what”).

Pronunciation

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

Phrase

시심마 • (sisimma) (hanja 是甚麼)

  1. synonym of 이 뭣고 (i mwotgo, “What is this”, a Zen Buddhist koan)
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