불무

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 不無.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭmu]
• Phonetic hangul: [불무]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulmu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulmu
McCune–Reischauer?	pulmu
Yale Romanization?	pul.mu

Root

불무 • (bulmu) (hanja 不無)

1. Root of 불무하다 (bulmuhada, “to not be without”). Rarely used alone.

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pùl.mù/

Noun

불무 (pwùlmwù) (locative 붊긔〮 (pwùlmk-úy))

1. bellows

Descendants

• Early Modern Korean: 불무 (pwulmwu), 플무 (phulmwu), 풀무 (phwulmwu)
  • Korean: 풀무 (pulmu)