꿈

꿈 U+AFC8, 꿈 HANGUL SYLLABLE GGUM Composition: ㄲ + ㅜ + ㅁ ← 꿇 [U+AFC7] Hangul Syllables 꿉 → [U+AFC9]

꾸꾹꾺꾻꾼꾽꾾 꾿꿀꿁꿂꿃꿄꿅 꿆꿇꿈꿉꿊꿋꿌 꿍꿎꿏꿐꿑꿒꿓
꾜 ←	→ 꿔

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄭᅮᆷ〮 (skwúm, “dream”). Cognate with Korean 꿈 (kkum).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽k͈um⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [k͈um]
• Phonetic hangul: [꿈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkum
Yale Romanization?	kkwum

Noun

꿈 (kkum)

1. dream

   꿈을 꿔ᇝ엇저! ― Kkum-eul kkwomseotjeo! ― I was dreaming (a dream)!

Derived terms

• 꿈꾸다 (kkumkkuda)

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄭᅮᆷ〮 (Yale: skwúm), from ᄭᅮ〮다〮 (Yale: skwú-tá, “to dream”) > modern 꾸다 (kkuda) + ㅁ (-m, substantive suffix), intermediate form being Early Modern Korean ᄭᅮᆷ (skwum). Cognate with Jeju 꿈 (kkum).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈um]
• Phonetic hangul: [꿈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkum
McCune–Reischauer?	kkum
Yale Romanization?	kkwum

Noun

꿈 • (kkum)

1. dream

   꿈인가, 현실인가? ― Kkum-in'ga, hyeonsir-in'ga? ― Is it a dream, or is it real?

Derived terms

• 개꿈 (gaekkum)
• 꿈결 (kkumgyeol)
• 꿈꾸다 (kkumkkuda)
• 꿈나라 (kkumnara)
• 꿈속 (kkumsok)
• 단꿈 (dankkum)
• 봄꿈 (bomkkum)

 

See also

• 잠 (jam, “sleep”)
• 夢 (mong), the hanja for "dream"