틈

틈 U+D2C8, 틈 HANGUL SYLLABLE TEUM Composition: ㅌ + ㅡ + ㅁ ← 틇 [U+D2C7] Hangul Syllables 틉 → [U+D2C9]

트특튺튻튼튽튾 튿틀틁틂틃틄틅 틆틇틈틉틊틋틌 틍틎틏틐틑틒틓
튜 ←	→ 틔

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 틈〮 (Yale: thúm). From 트 (teu-, “to bud, to sprout, to chap, to open”) +‎ ㅁ (-m).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [틈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	teum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	teum
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ŭm
Yale Romanization?	thum

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 틈의 / 틈에 / 틈까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

틈 • (teum)

1. crack; gap
2. opportunity
3. spare time