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U+C5FC, 염
HANGUL SYLLABLE YEOM
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Hangul Syllables
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에 ←→ 예

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeom
McCune–Reischauer?yŏm
Yale Romanization?yem

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (salt)

Noun

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(yeom) (hanja )

  1. (chemistry) salt
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from

Noun

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(yeom) (hanja )

  1. (medicine) inflammation
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from

Proper noun

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(Yeom) (hanja )

  1. a surname

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from

Proper noun

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(Yeom) (hanja )

  1. a surname

Etymology 5

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(yeom)

  1. : flame
    (eumhun reading: 불꽃 (bulkkot yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC hjem))
  2. : dye
    (eumhun reading: 물들 (muldeul yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC nyemX|nyemH))
  3. : salt
    (eumhun reading: 소금 (sogeum yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC yem|yemH))
  4. : jade
    (eumhun reading: (ok yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC yemX))
  5. : beautiful
    (eumhun reading: 고울 (goul yeom))
    (MC reading: )
  6. : dislike
    (eumhun reading: 싫을 (sireul yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC 'jiemX|'jiemH|'jiep))
  7. : flame
    (MC reading: (MC yemH))
  8. : flourishing grass
    (eumhun reading: 우거질 (pul ugeojil yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC nyemX))
  9. : village
    (eumhun reading: 마을 (ma'eul yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC yem))
  10. : whiskers
    (eumhun reading: 구레나룻 (gurenarut yeom))
    (MC reading: )
  11. : slowing
    (eumhun reading: 늘어질 (neureojil yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC nyem|nyemX))
  12. : comfortable; relaxed
    (eumhun reading: 편안할 (pyeonanhal yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC 'jiem))
  13. : cross-bar
    (eumhun reading: 빗장 (bitjang yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC yemX))
  14. 檿: wild mulberry
    (eumhun reading: 산뽕나무 (sanppongnamu yeom))
    (MC reading: 檿 (MC 'jiemX))
  15. : lapping waves
    (eumhun reading: 물결 출렁거릴 (mulgyeol chulleonggeoril yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC yemH))
  16. : dislike
    (eumhun reading: 싫을 (sireul yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC 'jiem|'jiemH))
  17. : sleep-talk
    (eumhun reading: 잠꼬대할 염 (jamkkodaehal yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC 'jiemX|'jiep))
  18. : raven
    (eumhun reading: 사마귀 (samagwi yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC 'jiemX))
  19. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC yemH))
  20. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: )
  21. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC yem))
  22. : dishpan
    (eumhun reading: 개수통 (gaesutong yeom))
    (MC reading: )

Etymology 6

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South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally (ryeom).

Syllable

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(yeom)

  1. (South Korea) : honest
    (eumhun reading: 청렴할 (cheongnyeomhal yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC ljem))
  2. (South Korea) : bamboo blind
    (eumhun reading: (bal yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC ljem))
  3. (South Korea) : to dress corpse for burial
    (eumhun reading: 염할 (yeomhal yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC ljemH))
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In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading (ryeom) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from (ryeom) to (yeom) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
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  • (ryeom) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Etymology 7

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South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally (nyeom).

Syllable

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(yeom)

  1. (South Korea) : thought
    (eumhun reading: 생각 (saenggak yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC nemH))
  2. (South Korea) : twist
    (eumhun reading: 비틀 (biteul yeom))
    (MC reading: (MC nep))
Usage notes
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In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading (nyeom) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from (nyeom) to (yeom) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
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  • (nyeom) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Middle Korean

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Noun

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염〮 (yém)

  1. goat

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Korean: 염소 (yeomso)