성함

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姓銜, from 姓 (“name”) + 銜 (“title”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)함]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongham
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongham
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngham
Yale Romanization?sēngham

Noun

성함 • (seongham) (hanja 姓銜)

  1. (honorific) name
    성함이 어떻게 되십니까?
    seonghami eotteoke doesimnikka?
    May I have your name, please?

Synonyms
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