ᄌᆞ봄

Jeju

Etymology

Equivalent to ᄌᆞᆸ (jawp-, “to pinch, to grab”) +‎ 음 (-eum, “nominalizer”), but the vowel in the second syllable and the shape of the word suggest that this word is an older formation.

Most likely cognate with Middle Korean 져봄〮 (cyèpwóm, “pinch”). The alternation between Jeju ᄌᆞᆸ다 (jawpda) and Middle Korean *졉다〮 (*cyèptá) hints at a pre-15c. Middle Korean form *ᄌᆢᆸ다〮 (*cyòptá), prior to the merger of /yo/ into /ye/; for another possible example of a similar alternation, see ᄌᆞ물다 (jawmulda).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕɒpom⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɒbom]
• Phonetic hangul: [ᄌᆞ봄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jawbom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jawbom
Yale Romanization?	copwom

Noun

ᄌᆞ봄 (jawbom)

1. chopsticks

Synonyms

• 제까락 (jekkarak)

Derived terms

• 낭ᄌᆞ봄 (nangjawbom, “wooden chopsticks”)
• 놋ᄌᆞ봄 (notjawbom, “brass chopsticks”)

References

• 제주문화예술재단 (2009) “ᄌᆞ봄”, in 개정증보 제주어사전‎^[1], 제주특별자치도, →ISBN, page 795

• 송상조 (2023) “ᄌᆞ봄”, in 20세기 제주말 큰사전, 한국문화사, →ISBN, page 657