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Jeju
Etymology
From Middle Korean ᄭᅮᆷ〮 (skwúm, “dream”). Cognate with Korean 꿈 (kkum).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | kkum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kkum |
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| Yale Romanization? | kkwum |
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Noun
꿈 (kkum)
- dream
- 꿈을 꿔ᇝ엇저! ― Kkum-eul kkwomseotjeo! ― I was dreaming (a dream)!
Derived terms
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄭᅮᆷ〮 (Yale: skwúm), from ᄭᅮ〮다〮 (Yale: skwú-tá, “to dream”) > modern 꾸다 (kkuda) + ㅁ (-m, substantive suffix), intermediate form being Early Modern Korean ᄭᅮᆷ (skwum). Cognate with Jeju 꿈 (kkum).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | kkum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kkum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kkum |
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| Yale Romanization? | kkwum |
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Noun
꿈 • (kkum)
- dream
- 꿈인가, 현실인가? ― Kkum-in'ga, hyeonsir-in'ga? ― Is it a dream, or is it real?
Derived terms
- 개꿈 (gaekkum)
- 꿈결 (kkumgyeol)
- 꿈꾸다 (kkumkkuda)
- 꿈나라 (kkumnara)
- 꿈속 (kkumsok)
- 단꿈 (dankkum)
- 봄꿈 (bomkkum)
See also