얼음

Korean

Etymology

From 얼— (eol-, “to freeze”) and —음 (eum, nominalisation suffix). First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 어름 (elum).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ʌ̹ɾɯm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[어름]
Revised Romanization? eoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? eol-eum
McCune–Reischauer? ŏrŭm
Yale Romanization? el.um

Noun

얼음 • (eoreum)

  1. ice
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