금

Korean

Etymology 1

금 급 긊 긋 긌 긍 긎 긏 긐 긑 긒 긓 긔 긕 긖 긗 긘 긙 긚 긛 긜 긝 긞 긟 긠 긡 긢 긣
귬 ←	긤 →

Syllable

금 (transliterations: Revised geum, McCune–Reischauer kŭm, Yale kum)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅡ, and ㅁ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɨm/

Noun

금 (geum)

1. a crack; a cleft

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 金 (“gold, metal”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɨm/

Noun

금 (geum, hanja 金)

1. gold

Abbreviation

금 (geum)

1. Abbreviation of 금요일 (geumyoil): Friday