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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | um |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | um |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | um |
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| Yale Romanization? | wūm |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 움 (Yale: wum).
Noun
움 • (um)
- bud; shoot; sprout (at the earliest stage, hence not yet unfolded)
- Synonyms: 눈 (nun), 싹 (ssak)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 우ᇡ〮 (Yale: wúmh).
Noun
움 • (um)
- dugout; pit
- Synonyms: 움막 (ummak), 움집 (umjip)
Derived terms