비듬

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Middle Korean 비듬 (pitum). Possibly from 빗다 (pis-, “to comb”) + —ㅁ (-m, “nominalisation suffix”). Compare also 빗 (bit, “comb”), 비늘 (bineul, “scale”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[pidɯm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[비듬]
Revised Romanization? bideum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bideum
McCune–Reischauer? pidŭm
Yale Romanization? pitum

Noun

비듬 • (bideum)

  1. dandruff
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