First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 녀름〮 (Yale: nyèlúm).
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeoreum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeoleum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏrŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | yelum |
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
여름 • (yeoreum)
| Seasons in Korean · 사철 (四철, sacheol), 사계 (四季, sagye, “four seasons”) (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 봄 (bom, “spring”) | 여름 (yeoreum, “summer”) | 가을 (ga'eul, “fall; autumn”) | 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”) |
Nominalisation form of 열〯다〮 (yěltá, “to ripen”).
여름〮 (yèlúm)