짐성

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Korean

Etymology

see 짐승 (jimseung).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕimsʰʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [짐성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jimseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jimseong
McCune–Reischauer^?	chimsŏng
Yale Romanization^?	cimseng

Noun

짐성 • (jimseong)

(Gangwon, Seoul, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Pyongan, Hwanghae) Dialectal form of 짐승 (jimseung, “beast, animal”).
- 1982 July 29, 양덕환 [yangdeokhwan], “개와 닭의 둔갑 [gaewa dalgui dun'gap]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 인천광역시 남구 선학동 (현 연수구 선학동) [incheon'gwang'yeoksi namgu seonhakdong (hyeon yeonsugu seonhakdong)]:
  인저 그 짐성끼리 그 대화 한 것 들...
  Injeo geu jimseong-kkiri geu daehwahan geot-deul...
  Now those who were conversing among the animals...