밤

밤 U+BC24, 밤 HANGUL SYLLABLE BAM Composition: ㅂ + ㅏ + ㅁ Dubeolsik input: q-k-a ← 밣 [U+BC23] Hangul Syllables 밥 → [U+BC25]

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 밤 (Yale: pam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[pa̠m]
• Phonetic Hangul[밤]

Revised Romanization? bam Revised Romanization (translit.)? bam McCune–Reischauer? pam Yale Romanization? pam

Noun

밤 • (bam)

1. night, evening

   한국전쟁때 북한은 사람들이 밤에 잠을 잔다는 것을 역이용해 새벽에 급습하였다. 

   Han-gukjeonjaengttae bukhaneun saramdeuri bame jameul jandaneun geoseul yeogiyonghae saebyeoge geupseuphayeotda.

   During the Korean war, North Korea attacked South Korea at dawn, taking advantage of the fact that people sleep at night.

Antonyms

• 낮 (nat): daytime

Derived terms

• 밤새우다 (bamsae-uda): to sit up all night

See also

• 낮 (nat): daytime
• 밤 (bam): night
• 새벽 (saebyeok): dawn

• 아침 (achim): morning
• 저녁 (jeonyeok): evening

• 오전 (ojeon): morning
• 오후 (ohu): afternoon

Etymology 2

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 밤 (Yale: pam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[pa̠ːm]
• Phonetic Hangul[밤:]

Revised Romanization? bam Revised Romanization (translit.)? bam McCune–Reischauer? pam Yale Romanization? pām

Noun

밤 • (bam)

1. chestnut

Derived terms

• 군밤 (gunbam, “roasted chestnut”)
• 날밤 (nalbam, “raw, unroasted chestnut”)
• 너도밤나무 (neodobamnamu, “beech”)
• 말밤 (malbam, “water chestnut”)
• 밤나무 (bamnamu, “chestnut tree”)
• 밤색 (bamsaek, “chestnut color, dark brown”)
• 밤송이 (bamsong-i, “chestnut bur”)
• 밤톨 (bamtol, “single chestnut”)
• 알밤 (albam, “single chestnut”)

 

See also

• 마로니에 (maronie): marronnier, horse-chestnut