밤

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. For night.

Noun

밤 (bam) (short-voweled)

1. night, evening

Antonyms

• 낮 (nat) daytime

Derived terms

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

See also

낮 (naj) daytime 밤 (bam) night 새벽 (saebyeog) dawn

아침 (achim) morning 저녁 (jeonyeok) evening

오전 (ojeon) morning 오후 (ohu) afternoon

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. For chestnut.

Noun

밤 (bam) (long-voweled)

1. chestnut

Derived terms

• 밤나무 (bamnamu) chestnut tree
• 밤색 (bamsaek) chestnut color, dark brown
• 밤송이 (bamsong-i) chestnut bur
• 밤톨 (bamtol) single chestnut

• 군밤 (gunbam) roasted chestnut
• 날밤 (nalbam) raw, unroasted chestnut
• 말밤 (malbam) water chestnut
• 알밤 (albam) single chestnut
• 너도밤나무 (neodobamnamu) beech

See also

• 마로니에 (maronie) marronnier, horse-chestnut