밤
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밤 (bam, “chestnut”).
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Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 밤〮 (Yale: pám), from earlier Old Korean 夜音 (*PAm).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
Audio: (file)
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bam |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bam |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pam |
| Yale Romanization? | pam |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 밤의 / 밤에 / 밤까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.
Noun
밤 • (bam)
- night
- 2013, Jun Hae Seong, “MY LOVE”, in MY LOVE, performed by Lee Seung-chul, 11th album:
Derived terms
- 가을밤 (ga'eulbam, “autumn night”)
- 간밤 (ganbam, “last night”)
- 겨울밤 (gyeoulbam, “winter night”)
- 날밤 (nalbam, “night spent awake”)
- 달밤 (dalbam, “moonlit night”)
- 밤공기(空氣) (bamgonggi, “night air”)
- 밤길 (bamgil, “night road”)
- 밤낮 (bamnat, “day and night”)
- 밤눈 (bamnun, “night vision”)
- 밤늦다 (bamneutda, “late at night”)
- 밤바다 (bambada, “night sea”)
- 밤바람 (bambaram, “night breeze”)
- 밤빛 (bambit, “night light”)
- 밤사이 (bamsai, “overnight”)
- 밤새 (bamsae, “all night; nocturnal bird”)
- 밤새다 (bamsaeda, “to stay up all night”)
- 밤새우다 (bamsae'uda, “to sit up awake all night”)
- 밤샘 (bamsaem, “all-night vigil”)
- 밤일 (bamil, “night work”)
- 밤잠 (bamjam, “night sleep”)
- 밤중(中) (bamjung, “midnight”)
- 밤하늘 (bamhaneul, “night sky”)
- 별밤 (byeolbam, “starry night”)
- 봄밤 (bombam, “spring night”)
- 야(夜)밤 (yabam, “midnight, late at night”)
- 어젯밤 (eojetbam, “last night”)
- 여름밤 (yeoreumbam, “summer night”)
- 온밤 (onbam, “the whole night, all night”)
- 하룻밤 (harutbam, “one night”)
- 한밤 (hanbam, “midnight, middle of the night”)
See also
Etymology 2
First attested as Late Old Korean 監（鋪檻切） in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 밤〯 (Yale: pǎm).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
Audio: (file)
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bam |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bam |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pam |
| Yale Romanization? | pām |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 밤의 / 밤에 / 밤까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.
Noun
Derived terms
- 군밤 (gunbam, “roasted chestnut”)
- 날밤 (nalbam, “chestnut peel”)
- 너도밤 (neodobam, “beech nut”)
- 너도밤나무 (neodobamnamu, “beech tree”)
- 밤고구마 (bamgoguma, “chestnut sweet potato”)
- 밤꽃 (bamkkot, “chestnut blossom”)
- 밤나무 (bamnamu, “chestnut tree”)
- 밤색(色) (bamsaek, “chestnut color”)
- 밤송이 (bamsong'i, “chestnut burr”)
- 밤알 (bamal, “chestnut”)
- 밤톨 (bamtol, “chestnut”)
- 알밤 (albam, “chestnut”)
Related terms
- 마름 (mareum, “water chestnut”)
See also
Middle Korean
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
밤〮 (pám) (locative 바ᄆᆡ〮 (pàm-óy))
Descendants
- Korean: 밤 (bam)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
밤〯 (pǎm) (locative 바〯매〮 (pǎm-áy))
Descendants
- Korean: 밤 (bam)