줌

줌 U+C90C, 줌 HANGUL SYLLABLE JUM Composition: ㅈ + ㅜ + ㅁ ← 줋 [U+C90B] Hangul Syllables 줍 → [U+C90D]

주죽죾죿준줁줂 줃줄줅줆줇줈줉 줊줋줌줍줎줏줐 중줒줓줔줕줖줗
죠 ←	→ 줘

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 줌〯 (Yale: cwǔm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [줌(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jum
McCune–Reischauer?	chum
Yale Romanization?	cwūm

Noun

줌 • (jum)

1. Short for 주먹 (jumeok, “fist, handful, fistful”).

   줌을 쥐다 ― jum-eul jwida ― to make a fist

   밀가루 한 줌 ― milgaru han jum ― one handful of wheat flour