굶주림

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Korean

Etymology

Substantive form of 굶주리다 (gumjurida, “to starve”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gumjurim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gulmjulim
McCune–Reischauer?kumjurim
Yale Romanization?kwūlmcwulim

Noun

굶주림 (gumjurim)

  1. hunger, starvation