Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ɾɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eoleum
McCune–Reischauer?ŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?ēlum

Noun

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어름 (eoreum) (possibly literary)

  1. junction, border; place where multiple things meet
    여름 가을 어름yeoreum-gwa ga'eur-ui eoreumthe border between summer and autumn
  2. (after time) around, approximately
    Synonyms: 정도(程度) (jeongdo), 무렵 (muryeop), 부근(附近) (bugeun)
    새벽 2 어름saebyeok 2si eoreum-eat around two o'clock at night