거름

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Possibly related to 걸— (geol-, “to fertilize”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [거름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	georeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoleum
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?	kelum

Noun

거름 • (georeum)

1. fertilizer, manure (more suggestive of natural kinds)

Synonyms

• 비료 (肥料, biryo): fertilizer, manure (more suggestive of artificial kinds)

Derived terms

• 똥거름 (ttonggeoreum, “dung, manure, night soil”)
• 밑거름 (mitgeoreum)

See also

• 두엄 (dueom): dunghill, muck, manure, compost
• 퇴비 (堆肥, toebi): dunghill, muck, manure, compost
• 걸다 (geolda): to be fertile