그믐

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 그몸 (Yale: kumwom). From 그몰— (geumol-, “dark”) + —ㅁ (-m, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[kɯmɯm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[그믐]
Revised Romanization? geumeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? geumeum
McCune–Reischauer? kŭmŭm
Yale Romanization? kumum

Noun

그믐 • (geumeum)

  1. Clipping of 그믐날 (geumeumnal, “last day of the month”).
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