게으름

Korean

Etymology

Substantive form of the adjective 게으르다 (geeureuda, “to be lazy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ke̞ɯɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [게으름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geeureum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geeuleum
McCune–Reischauer?	keŭrŭm
Yale Romanization?	key.ulum

Noun

게으름 • (geeureum)

1. laziness, idleness
2. to laze (about); to be lazy

   시험에 떨어지지 않으려면 게으름을 그만 피우도록 하여라

   siheome tteoreojiji aneuryeomyeon geeureumeul geuman piudorok hayeora

   Stop your indolence if you don't want to fail the examination.

Synonyms

• 개으름 (gaeeureum)
• 태만 (taeman)

Related terms

• 게으르다 (geeureuda): lazy
• 게으름뱅이 (geeureumbaeng'i): lazybones, a lazy person