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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 어드ᄫᅮᆷ (Yale: etuWwum). Substantive form of 어둡다 (eodupda, “to be dark”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | eodum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eodum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏdum |
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| Yale Romanization? | etwum |
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Noun
어둠 • (eodum)
- (also figuratively) dark; darkness