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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 그몸 (Yale: kumwom). Analyzable as 그몰 (geumol-, “dark”) + ㅁ (-m, nominalisation suffix).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | geumeum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geumeum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭmŭm |
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| Yale Romanization? | kumum |
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Noun
그믐 • (geumeum)
- Clipping of 그믐날 (geumeumnal, “last day of the month”).