부럼
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 브ᅀᅳ름 (Yale: puzulum).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɾʌ̹m]
- Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)럼]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bureom |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | buleom |
| McCune–Reischauer? | purŏm |
| Yale Romanization? | pūlem |
Noun edit
부럼 • (bureom)
- (Korean folk custom) nuts eaten on the 15th of the first lunar month (to guard oneself against boils for a year)
- (traditional Korean medicine, dialectal, including Jeolla dialect, Chungnam) Alternative form of 부스럼 (buseureom, “swelling; boil”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puɾʌ̹m]
- Phonetic hangul: [부럼]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bureom |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | buleom |
| McCune–Reischauer? | purŏm |
| Yale Romanization? | pulem |
Noun edit
부럼 • (bureom)
- (North Korea) Short for 부러움 (bureoum, “envy”).