두엄

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tuʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [두엄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dueom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dueom
McCune–Reischauer?	tuŏm
Yale Romanization?	twuem

Noun

두엄 • (dueom)

1. dunghill, muck, manure, compost

Synonyms

• 퇴비 (堆肥, toebi): dunghill, muck, manure, compost
• 똥거름 (ttonggeoreum): dunghill, dung, night soil
• 거름 (georeum): fertilizer, manure (more suggestive of natural kinds)
• 비료 (肥料, biryo): fertilizer (more suggestive of artificial kinds)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 두엄간 (두엄間, dueomgan): muck barn
• 두엄더미 (dueomdeomi): muck heap
• 두엄발치 (dueombalchi): muck bog
• 두엄쇠스랑 (dueomsoeseurang): muck rake, dung fork
• 두엄자리 (dueomjari): muck dump, yard
• 두엄풀 (dueompul): muck grass

Related terms

Related terms

• 걸다 (geolda): to be fertile
• 두다 (duda): to place, put, set
• 묵다 (mukda): to be outdated, aged, weathered
• 묵이 (mugi): something aged or weathered
• 묵히다 (mukhida): to make outdated, aged, weathered