어슬먹

Jeju

Etymology

Probably a compound of an unattested adjective related to Middle Korean 어ᅀᅳ름 (ezulum), Korean 어슬하다 (eoseulhada) and the noun 먹 (meok, “pitch-black”). See more at main entry.

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽əsɨlmək⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [əsʰɨɭmək̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [어슬먹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eoseulmeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eoseulmeog
Yale Romanization?esulmek

Noun

어슬먹 (eoseulmeok)

  1. Inseong, Nohyeong, and Josu form of 어스름 (eoseureum, “evening, twilight, dusk”)

References
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009), “어슬먹”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전, 제주 특별 자치도, →ISBN, page 617
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