음
Korean
으윽윾윿은읁읂 읃을읅읆읇읈읉 읊읋음읍읎읏읐 응읒읓읔읕읖읗 | |
유 ← | → 의 |
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Etymology 1
Interjection
- mhm; uh-huh (An exclamation uttered when the speaker agrees with the other party's words.)
- hm; mmm (An exclamation uttered when the speaker does not like something or feels anxious about it.)
- hm; um (An exclamation uttered when the speaker cannot believe something.)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 陰 (“the female principle yin”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [음]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eum |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eum |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŭm |
Yale Romanization? | um |
Noun
- yin, the essential female principle in eastern religion or philosophy
Antonyms
Related terms
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 音 (“sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation”)
Noun
Synonyms
- 소리 (sori)
Derived terms
References
- 음 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.