음

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Antonyms 1.1.2.2 Related terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Suffix 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.3.3 Synonyms

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 陰 (“the female principle yin”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ɯm
• Phonetic hangul: 음

[edit] Noun

음 (eum, hanja 陰)

1. yin, the essential female principle in eastern religion or philosophy

[edit] Antonyms

• 양 (yang, “the male principle yang”, 陽)

[edit] Related terms

• 음양 (eumyang, “yin-yang”, 陰陽)

[edit] Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 音 (“sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation”)

[edit] Noun

음 (eum, hanja 音)

1. sound

[edit] Derived terms

• 음훈 (eumhun, “reading the sound and meaning of a Hanja together”, 音訓)

[edit] Synonyms

• 소리 (sori)

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Suffix

음 (eum)

1. the act of; the process of; -tion; -ion; -ing

   음 (eum) is appended to a verb stem that ends with a consonant to nominalize the verb.

   • 갚음; 감음; 남음

     gapeum; gameum; nameum

     (the act of) repaying; a washing; (the process of) profiting

[edit] Usage notes

The nominalized verbs formed by appending 음 (eum) often correspond to the gerund in English, but many have acquired additional meaning:

• 걷다 (geotda, “to walk”) + 음 (eum): 걸음 (geureum, “step, pace”)
• 돕다 (dopda, “to help”) + 음 (eum): 도움 (doum, “assistance, support”)
• 믿다 (mitda, “to believe”) + 음 (eum): 믿음 (mideum, “trust”)

If the verb stem ends with a vowel, ㅁ (m) is appended instead:

• 가다 (gada, “to go”) + ㅁ (m): 감 (gam, “going”)
• 나누다 (nanuda, “to divide”) + ㅁ (m): 나눔 (nanum, “division”)

[edit] Synonyms

• 기 (gi)