나무

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 南木 (Yale: *nàmò(k)). Also attested in the same source as 南 (Yale: *nàm) and as 南記 (Yale: *nàmkí).

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 나모 (Yale: nàmwò). The Middle Korean word had two allomorphs, surfacing as 나모 (nàmwò) in isolation and when followed by a consonant-initial suffix and as 나ᇚ (nàmk-) when followed by a vowel-initial suffix. The distinction is maintained in eastern Korean dialects.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mu]
Phonetic hangul: [나무]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	namu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	namu
McCune–Reischauer^?	namu
Yale Romanization^?	namu

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 나무의 / 나무에 / 나무까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

나무 • (namu) (counter 그루)

tree
wood
나무는 종이 를 만드는 재료 로 쓰인다.
Namu-neun jong'i-reul mandeuneun jaeryo-ro sseu'inda.
Wood is used as a material to make paper.

(file)

최근 의 어느 바람 불던 날, 수백 명 의 방문객 이 빙하 앞 에서 사진 을 찍으려고 나무 계단 을 올라갔다.
Choegeun-ui eoneu baram buldeon nal, subaengmyeong-ui bangmun'gaeg-i bingha ap-eseo sajin-eul jjigeuryeogo namu gyedan-eul ollagatda.
On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier.

Derived terms

가시나무 (gasinamu)
개암나무 (gaeamnamu)
국수나무 (guksunamu)
나무껍질 (namukkeopjil)
나무꾼 (namukkun)
나무늘보 (namuneulbo)
나무딸기 (namuttalgi, “raspberry”)
나무줄기 (namujulgi, “tree trunk”)
나무하다 (namuhada)
나뭇가지 (namutgaji)
나뭇결 (namutgyeol)
나뭇등걸 (namutdeunggeol, “tree stump”)
나뭇잎 (namunnip)
느릅나무 (neureumnamu, “elm”)
느티나무 (neutinamu, “zelkova”)
닥나무 (dangnamu)
단풍나무 (danpungnamu)
등나무 (deungnamu, “wisteria”)
땔나무 (ttaellamu, “firewood”)
물푸레나무 (mulpurenamu)
벚나무 (beonnamu, “cherry tree”)
비파나무 (bipanamu)
사철나무 (sacheollamu)
산딸나무 (santtallamu)
삼나무 (samnamu)
소나무 (sonamu)
자귀나무 (jagwinamu, “silk tree”)
자두나무 (jadunamu)
참나무 (chamnamu)
통나무 (tongnamu)
향나무 (hyangnamu)
화살나무 (hwasallamu)

References

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