얼음
Korean
Etymology
From 얼— (eol-, “to freeze”) and —음 (-eum, nominalisation suffix). First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 어름 (Yale: elum).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ɾɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [어름]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eoreum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eol'eum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏrŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | el.um |
Noun
얼음 • (eoreum)