어슬먹

Jeju

Etymology

Probably a compound of an unattested adjective related to Middle Korean 어ᅀᅳ름 (ezulum), Korean 어슬하다 (eoseulhada) and the noun 먹 (meok, “pitch-black”). See more at main entry.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽əsɨlmək⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [əsʰɨɭmək̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [어슬먹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eoseulmeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eoseulmeog
Yale Romanization?	esulmek

Noun

어슬먹 (eoseulmeok)

1. Inseong, Nohyeong, and Josu form of 어스름 (eoseureum, “evening, twilight, dusk”)

References

• 제주문화예술재단 [jejumunhwayesuljaedan] (2009) “어슬먹”, in 개정증보 제주어사전 [gaejeongjeungbo jejueosajeon]‎^[1], 제주특별자치도 [jejuteukbyeoljachido], →ISBN, page 617