뼘

뼘 U+BF18, 뼘 HANGUL SYLLABLE BBYEOM Composition: ㅃ + ㅕ + ㅁ ← 뼗 [U+BF17] Hangul Syllables 뼙 → [U+BF19]

뼈뼉뼊뼋뼌뼍뼎 뼏뼐뼑뼒뼓뼔뼕 뼖뼗뼘뼙뼚뼛뼜 뼝뼞뼟뼠뼡뼢뼣
뻬 ←	→ 뼤

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 봄〯 (Yale: pwǒm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈jɘ(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [뼘(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppyeom
McCune–Reischauer?	ppyŏm
Yale Romanization?	ppyēm

Noun

뼘 • (ppyeom)

1. span of the hand

Derived terms

• 뼘다 (ppyeomda, “to measure with the span of one's hand”)