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U+D568, 함
HANGUL SYLLABLE HAM
Composition: + +

[U+D567]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D569]




피 ←→ 해

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(ham) (hanja )

  1. box
    Synonym: 상자(箱子) (sangja)
    투표(投票)ballot box
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(ham) (hanja )

  1. warship
    Synonym: 군함(軍艦) (gunham)
    Hypernym: 함정(艦艇) (hamjeong)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Probably originally dialectal or alternately a fairly recent contraction, since it is not found in dictionaries of the standard language. Nowadays used in Seoul as well.

Adverb

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(ham)

  1. (slang) Contraction of 한번 (hanbeon, sometime; when you have the chance).
    .Ham bwa-bwa.Have a look at this.
Usage notes
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  • Generally used only with certain common verbs, among which the most common is 보다 (boda, to see, to try).
  • The contraction is not used for the literal "once" sense.

Etymology 4

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Verb

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(ham) (verbal noun of 하다)

  1. formal non-polite verbal noun of 하다 (hada)
    Synonym: 하기 (hagi)

Etymology 5

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(ham)