어젯밤

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 어젯〮밤〮 (Yale: ècéy-s-pám). Equivalent to 어제 (eoje, “yesterday”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix) +‎ 밤 (bam, “night”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹d͡ʑe̞t̚p͈a̠m] ~ [ʌ̹d͡ʑe̞p͈a̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [어젣빰/어제빰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eojetbam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eojesbam
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏjetpam
Yale Romanization?	eceyspam

Noun

어젯밤 • (eojetbam)

1. last night

   Synonyms: 지난밤 (jinanbam), 간밤 (ganbam)

   • 1987, “^어젯밤 이야기 (Eojetbam iyagi)”, 박건호 (Bak Geonho) [Park Gun-ho] (lyrics), performed by 소방차 (Sobangcha):

     어젯밤에 난 네가 미워졌어
     어젯밤에 난 네가 싫어졌어

     eojetbam-e nan ne-ga miwojeosseo
     eojetbam-e nan ne-ga sireojeosseo

     Last night, I started disliking you;
     Last night, I started hating you;