봄

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [봄]

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

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 봄 (Yale: pwom).

Noun

봄 • (bom)

1. spring, springtime

Synonyms

• 춘 (春, chun, “spring”) (used in Sino-Korean compounds only)

Coordinate terms

Seasons in Korean · 사철 (四철, sacheol), 사계 (四季, sagye, “four seasons”) (layout · text) · category
봄 (bom, “spring”)	여름 (yeoreum, “summer”)	가을 (ga'eul, “fall; autumn”)	겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 봄가뭄 (bomgamum, “spring drought”)
• 봄갈이 (bomgari, “spring tilling, ploughing”)
• 봄나물 (bomnamul, “spring greens”)
• 봄날 (bomnal, “spring day”)
• 봄날씨 (bomnalssi, “spring weather”)

• 봄눈 (bomnun, “spring snow”)
• 봄바람 (bombaram, “spring wind”)
• 봄비 (bombi, “spring rain”)
• 봄빛 (bombit, “spring scenery”)
• 봄철 (bomcheol, “springtime”)

Related terms

• 봄놀다 (bomnolda): (obsolete) to romp

Etymology 2

Substantive form of 보다 (boda, “to see”).

Noun

봄 • (bom)

1. seeing