움

움 U+C6C0, 움
HANGUL SYLLABLE UM
Composition:ㅇ + ㅜ + ㅁ
← 욿
[U+C6BF] 		Hangul Syllables 웁 →
[U+C6C1]
우욱욲욳운욵욶
욷울욹욺욻욼욽
욾욿움웁웂웃웄
웅웆웇웈웉웊웋
요 ←→ 워

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [u(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [움(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?um
Revised Romanization (translit.)?um
McCune–Reischauer?um
Yale Romanization?wūm

Etymology 1

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 움 (Yale: wum).

Noun

움 • (um)

  1. bud; shoot; sprout (at the earliest stage, hence not yet unfolded)
    Synonyms: 눈 (nun), 싹 (ssak)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 우ᇡ〮 (Yale: wúmh).

Noun

움 • (um)

  1. dugout; pit
    Synonyms: 움막 (ummak), 움집 (umjip)
Derived terms
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