틈

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틈 U+D2C8, 틈
HANGUL SYLLABLE TEUM
Composition:ㅌ + ㅡ + ㅁ
← 틇
 		Hangul Syllables 틉 →
트특튺튻튼튽튾
튿틀틁틂틃틄틅
틆틇틈틉틊틋틌
틍틎틏틐틑틒틓
튜 ←→ 틔

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 틈〮 (Yale: thúm). From 트- (teu-, “to bud, to sprout, to chap, to open”) +‎ -ㅁ (-m).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teum
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŭm
Yale Romanization?thum
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 틈의 / 틈에 / 틈까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

틈 • (teum)

  1. crack; gap
  2. opportunity
  3. spare time
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