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Jeju
Etymology
Presumably from Middle Korean 소홈〮 (swòhwóm), possibly borrowed through Korean 소름 (soreum), due to its limited distribution.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | soreum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | soleum |
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| Yale Romanization? | swolum |
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Noun
소름 (soreum)
- (Josu, Nohyeong)[1] goosebumps
- Synonym: (more common) ᄃᆞᆨᄉᆞᆯ (dawksawl)
- 소름이 돋다 ― soreum-i dotda ― to get goosebumps
References
- ^ 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “소름”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 524
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 소홈〮 (Yale: swòhwóm), through Early Modern Korean 소오롬 (swowolwom) / 소오름 (swowolum). However, this term is not cited during the 16th & 17th centuries. Cognate with Jeju 소름 (soreum).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | soreum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | soleum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sorŭm |
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| Yale Romanization? | solum |
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Noun
소름 • (soreum)
- goosebumps, gooseflesh, goose pimples
- Synonyms: 닭살 (daksal), 교부 (gyobu), 몸소름 (momsoreum)
- 소름이 돋다 ― soreum-i dotda ― to get goosebumps
그것을 생각만 해도 나는 소름이 돋았다.- Geugeos-eul saenggang-man haedo na-neun soreum-i dodatda.
- It gave me goosebumps just thinking about it.
Descendants