숨

Of native Korean origin.

숨 • (sum)

1. breath
2. liveliness, spirit, vigor

• 호흡 (hoheup): breath

Prefix to nouns

• 숨결 (sumgyeol): the state of breathing
• 숨구멍 (sumgumeong): throat, windpipe, trachea
• 숨소리 (sumsori): the sound of breathing
• 숨통 (sumtong): throat, windpipe, trachea

Suffix to nouns

• 단숨에 (dansume): in one breath
• 목숨 (moksum): life
• 한숨 (hansum): one breath, pause, sigh

Prefix to verbs

• 숨가쁘다 (sumgappeuda): to be out of breath
• 숨거두다 (sumgeoduda): to breathe one's last
• 숨넘어가다 (sumneomeogada): to breathe one's last
• 숨돌리다 (sumdollida): to take breath
• 숨막히다 (summakhida): to be choked, suffocated
• 숨쉬다 (sumswida): to breathe
• 숨죽이다 (sumjugida): to hold one's breath, wither (vegetables, etc.)
• 숨지다 (sumjida): to breathe one's last, die
• 숨차다 (sumchada): to be out of breath