어둠

Korean

Alternative forms

• 어두움 (eoduum)

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 어드ᄫᅮᆷ (Yale: etuWwum). Substantive form of 어둡다 (eodupda, “to be dark”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹dum]
• Phonetic hangul: [어둠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eodum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eodum
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏdum
Yale Romanization?	etwum

Noun

어둠 • (eodum)

1. (also figuratively) dark; darkness