놈

놈 U+B188, 놈
HANGUL SYLLABLE NOM
Composition:ㄴ + ㅗ + ㅁ
← 놇
[U+B187] 		Hangul Syllables 놉 →
[U+B189]
노녹녺녻논녽녾
녿놀놁놂놃놄놅
놆놇놈놉놊놋놌
농놎놏놐놑높놓
녜 ←→ 놔

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nom
McCune–Reischauer?nom
Yale Romanization?nom

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 놈 (Yale: nwom). The primary meaning shifted from "person" (of any gender) to a more disparaging "bastard" only used for men. From Old Korean 者音 (*NWOm).

Noun

놈 • (nom)

  1. (vulgar, sometimes offensive, sometimes referring specifically to males) bastard
    Synonym: 녀석 (nyeoseok)
    Coordinate term: 년 (nyeon)
  2. (endearing) kid, boy (from an older perspective)
    Synonyms: 녀석 (nyeoseok), 자식 (jasik)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See 남 (nam).

Noun

놈 • (nom)

  1. Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Gangwon, Hwanghae, Pyongan, and Hamgyong form of 남 (nam, “other person, stranger”)
    • 1979 June 13, 김치열 [gimchiyeol], “삼부자 곰잡듯 한다 [sambuja gomjapdeut handa]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 평안남도 평양시 기림리 (현 평양직할시 모란봉구역 개선동) [pyeong'annamdo pyeong'yangsi girimni (hyeon pyeong'yangjikhalsi moranbongguyeok gaeseondong)]:
      ...사우는 도망갔드래. 그러니까 사우는 놈이다.
      ...Sau-neun domanggat-deurae. Geureo-nikka sau-neun nomida.
      ...but his son-in-law had apparently run away. Therefore sons-in-law are like strangers.
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