지금

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Contents

1 Korean
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Adverb
  - 1.1.2 Noun
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Noun

Korean [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Sino-Korean word from 只今, from 只 (“only”) and 今 (“now”) .

Adverb [edit]

지금 (jigeum)

now

Noun [edit]

지금 (jigeum, hanja 只今)

now, the current time

지금까지 (jigeumggaji) — “until now”

지금부터 (jigeumbuteo) — “from now on”

Etymology 2 [edit]

Sino-Korean word from 地 (“ground”) and 金 (“gold”) .

Noun [edit]

지금 (jigeum, hanja 地金)

gold ingot

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