나무

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 나모 (Yale: namwo).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mu]
• Phonetic hangul: [나무]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namu
McCune–Reischauer?	namu
Yale Romanization?	namu

Noun

나무 • (namu) (counter 그루)

1. tree
2. wood

   나무는 종이를 만드는 재료로 쓰인다.

   namu-neun jong'i-reul mandeuneun jaeryo-ro sseu'inda.

   Wood is the material used to make paper.

   (file)

   최근의 어느 바람 불던 날, 수백명의 방문객이 빙하 앞에서 사진을 찍으려고 나무 계단을 올라갔다.

   choegeunui eoneu baram buldeon nal, subaengmyeong'ui bangmun'gaegi bingha apeseo sajineul jjigeuryeogo namu gyedaneul ollagatda.

   On a recent windy day, hundreds of visitors climbed wooden stairs to take pictures in front of the glacier.

Synonyms

• 木 (mù)

Derived terms

• 나무딸기 (namuttalgi, “raspberry”)
• 나무줄기 (namujulgi, “tree trunk”)
• 나뭇등걸 (namutdeunggeol, “tree stump”)
• 느릅나무 (neureumnamu, “elm”)
• 느티나무 (neutinamu, “zelkova”)
• 등나무 (deungnamu, “wisteria”)
• 땔나무 (ttaellamu, “firewood”)
• 벗나무 (beonnamu, “cherry tree (literary)”)
• 벚나무 (beonnamu, “cherry tree”)
• 자귀나무 (jagwinamu, “silk tree”)