따름

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄯᆞᄅᆞᆷ (Yale: stolom).

Equivalent to 따르 (ttareu-, “to follow”) +‎ ㅁ (-m, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈a̠ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [따름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttareum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttaleum
McCune–Reischauer?	ttarŭm
Yale Romanization?	ttalum

Noun

따름 • (ttareum)

1. (dependent noun, in the form “—ㄹ 따름이다”) only, just

   나는 그녀를 만났을 따름이다.

   naneun geunyeoreul mannasseul ttareumida.

   I just saw her.