시험

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 試驗, from 試 (“testing”) + 驗 (“testing”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ɕʰiɦʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic Hangul[시험]
Revised Romanization? siheom
Revised Romanization (translit.)? siheom
McCune–Reischauer? sihŏm
Yale Romanization? sihem

Noun

시험 • (siheom) (hanja 試驗)

  1. test, exam
  2. experimentation, as in 시험 운전 (siheom unjeon, “a test drive”)
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