U+BC40, 뱀
HANGUL SYLLABLE BAEM
Composition: + +
밿
[U+BC3F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BC41]


밿

바 ←→ 뱌

Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞ〮얌 (Yale: pò.yám). Also attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ얌 (Yale: poyyam). See also the now obsolete uncontracted form 배암 (baeam).

Possibly cognate with Old Japanese (pemi), modern Japanese (hebi, snake).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛ(ː)m] ~ [pe̞(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baem
McCune–Reischauer?paem
Yale Romanization?pāym

Noun edit

(baem)

  1. snake, serpent

Alternative forms edit

Hyponyms edit

Derived terms edit