염

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See also: 념 and 렴
염 U+C5FC, 염
HANGUL SYLLABLE YEOM
Composition:ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅁ
← 엻
 		Hangul Syllables 엽 →
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에 ←→ 예

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeom
McCune–Reischauer?yŏm
Yale Romanization?yem

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 鹽 (“salt”)

Noun

염 • (yeom) (hanja 鹽)

  1. (chemistry) salt
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 炎

Noun

염 • (yeom) (hanja 炎)

  1. (medicine) inflammation
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 廉

Proper noun

염 • (Yeom) (hanja 廉)

  1. a surname

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 閻

Proper noun

염 • (Yeom) (hanja 閻)

  1. a surname

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

염 • (yeom)

  1. 炎: flame
    (eumhun reading: 불꽃 염 (bulkkot yeom))
    (MC reading: 炎 (MC hjem))
  2. 染: dye
    (eumhun reading: 물들 염 (muldeul yeom))
    (MC reading: 染 (MC nyemX|nyemH))
  3. 鹽: salt
    (eumhun reading: 소금 염 (sogeum yeom))
    (MC reading: 鹽 (MC yem|yemH))
  4. 琰: jade
    (eumhun reading: 옥 염 (ok yeom))
    (MC reading: 琰 (MC yemX))
  5. 艷: beautiful
    (eumhun reading: 고울 염 (goul yeom))
    (MC reading: 艷)
  6. 厭: dislike
    (eumhun reading: 싫을 염 (sireul yeom))
    (MC reading: 厭 (MC 'jiemX|'jiemH|'jiep))
  7. 焰: flame
    (MC reading: 焰 (MC yemH))
  8. 苒: flourishing grass
    (eumhun reading: 풀 우거질 염 (pul ugeojil yeom))
    (MC reading: 苒 (MC nyemX))
  9. 閻: village
    (eumhun reading: 마을 염 (ma'eul yeom))
    (MC reading: 閻 (MC yem))
  10. 髥: whiskers
    (eumhun reading: 구레나룻 염 (gurenarut yeom))
    (MC reading: 髥)
  11. 冉: slowing
    (eumhun reading: 늘어질 염 (neureojil yeom))
    (MC reading: 冉 (MC nyem|nyemX))
  12. 懕: comfortable; relaxed
    (eumhun reading: 편안할 염 (pyeonanhal yeom))
    (MC reading: 懕 (MC 'jiem))
  13. 扊: cross-bar
    (eumhun reading: 빗장 염 (bitjang yeom))
    (MC reading: 扊 (MC yemX))
  14. 檿: wild mulberry
    (eumhun reading: 산뽕나무 염 (sanppongnamu yeom))
    (MC reading: 檿 (MC 'jiemX))
  15. 灩: lapping waves
    (eumhun reading: 물결 출렁거릴 염 (mulgyeol chulleonggeoril yeom))
    (MC reading: 灩 (MC yemH))
  16. 饜: dislike
    (eumhun reading: 싫을 염 (sireul yeom))
    (MC reading: 饜 (MC 'jiem|'jiemH))
  17. 魘: sleep-talk
    (eumhun reading: 잠꼬대할 염 (jamkkodaehal yeom))
    (MC reading: 魘 (MC 'jiemX|'jiep))
  18. 黶: raven
    (eumhun reading: 사마귀 염 (samagwi yeom))
    (MC reading: 黶 (MC 'jiemX))
  19. 艶: Alternative form of 艷
    (MC reading: 艶 (MC yemH))
  20. 灎: Alternative form of 灩
    (MC reading: 灎)
  21. 塩: Alternative form of 鹽
    (MC reading: 塩 (MC yem))
  22. 檶: dishpan
    (eumhun reading: 개수통 염 (gaesutong yeom))
    (MC reading: 檶)

Etymology 6

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 렴 (ryeom).

Syllable

염 • (yeom)

  1. (South Korea) 廉: honest
    (eumhun reading: 청렴할 염 (cheongnyeomhal yeom))
    (MC reading: 廉 (MC ljem))
  2. (South Korea) 簾: bamboo blind
    (eumhun reading: 발 염 (bal yeom))
    (MC reading: 簾 (MC ljem))
  3. (South Korea) 殮: to dress corpse for burial
    (eumhun reading: 염할 염 (yeomhal yeom))
    (MC reading: 殮 (MC ljemH))
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 렴 (ryeom) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 렴 (ryeom) to 염 (yeom) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • 렴 (ryeom) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Etymology 7

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 념 (nyeom).

Syllable

염 • (yeom)

  1. (South Korea) 念: thought
    (eumhun reading: 생각 염 (saenggak yeom))
    (MC reading: 念 (MC nemH))
  2. (South Korea) 捻: twist
    (eumhun reading: 비틀 염 (biteul yeom))
    (MC reading: 捻 (MC nep))
Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 념 (nyeom) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 념 (nyeom) to 염 (yeom) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
  • 념 (nyeom) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Middle Korean

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

염〮 (yém)

  1. goat

Synonyms

Descendants

  • ⇒ Korean: 염소 (yeomso)
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