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Korean
Etymology 1
Verbal noun from 비다.
Noun
빔 • (bim)
- emptiness, void
Etymology 2
From English beam.
Noun
빔 • (bim)
- beam
Etymology 3
First attested in the Seonjong yeonggajip eonhae (禪宗永嘉集諺解 / 선종영가집언해), 1456, as Middle Korean 비ᇫ움〮 (Yale: pìzwúm), from 비ᅀᅳ (pìzù, “to adorn”) + 우 (-wu-, modulator suffix) + ㅁ (-m, nominalizer).
The modern form can be understood as a shortening of earlier 비음 (bieum), which in turn reflects the complete elision of Middle Korean -ᇫ-. The Southern Chungcheong dialectal form 비슴 (biseum) reflects the pre-MK /s/.
Displaced completely by modern 꾸미다 (kkumida).
Noun
빔 • (bim)
- dressing up
Etymology 4
Noun
빔 • (bim)
- caulk/calk, inserting a piece of cloth or paper for tighter fit