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시험

시험

Korean

Noun

시험 • ‎(siheom) ‎(hanja 試驗)

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕʰiɦʌ̹m/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 시험
Romanizations
Revised transcription siheom
Revised transliteration siheom
McCune–Reischauer sihŏm
Yale sihem

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