얼음
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 어름〮 (Yale: èlúm). Equivalent to 얼 (eol, “to freeze”) + 음 (-eum, verbal noun-deriving suffix).
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 |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 얼음의 / 얼음에 / 얼음까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
얼음 • (eoreum)