참새

참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”).

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ새 (chomsay).. Literally "true bird," from ᄎᆞᆷ (chom, "true") + 새 (sae, "bird").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰa̠msʰe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[참새]
Revised Romanization? chamsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? chamsae
McCune–Reischauer? ch'amsae
Yale Romanization? chamsay

Noun

참새 • (chamsae)

  1. Sparrow.
  2. Specifically the tree sparrow (Passer montanus).

See also
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