곰

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 See also

[edit] Korean

[edit] Noun

곰 (gom)

1. bear (animal)
2. fool, silly person
3. (obsolete) hole, cf. 구무, 구멍

[edit] Derived terms

• 검은곰 (geomEun-) black bear
  • 반달가슴곰 (bandal-gaseum-) panda bear, Asiatic black bear
• 불곰 (bul-) brown bear, literally "fire bear"
  • 회색곰 (hoesaek-) grizzly bear
• 흰곰 (huin-) polar bear, (literally) white bear
  • 북극곰 (北極-, buggeug-) polar bear

[edit] See also

• 검다 (geomda) to be black
• 곰딸기 (gom-ttalgi) blackberry, bramble
  Synonyms:
  • 고무딸기 (gomu-ttalgi)
  • 복분자딸기 (覆盆子-, bogbunja-ttalgi)
• 구무 (gumu) (obsolete) hole, cave
  • cf. Japanese くま (熊, kuma) “bear”