참새

Korean
참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”).

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok sohak (飜譯小學 / 번역소학), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆷ〮새〯 (Yale: chóm-sǎy). Compound of 참 (cham, “true; common”) +‎ 새 (sae, “bird”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [참새/참세]
Romanizations
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).

Derived terms

See also
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