여름

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 녀름〮 (Yale: nyèlúm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [여름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeoleum
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?	yelum

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 여름의 / 여름에 / 여름까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

여름 • (yeoreum)

1. summer

Derived terms

• 여름비 (yeoreumbi, “summer rain”)
• 여름철 (yeoreumcheol, “summertime”)
• 올여름 (oryeoreum, “this summer”)
• 한여름 (hanyeoreum, “midsummer”)

 

See also

• 夏 (ha), the hanja for "summer"

Seasons in Korean · 사철 (四철, sacheol), 사계 (四季, sagye, “four seasons”) (layout · text) · category
봄 (bom, “spring”)	여름 (yeoreum, “summer”)	가을 (ga'eul, “fall; autumn”)	겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”)

Middle Korean

Etymology

Nominalisation form of 열〯다〮 (yěltá, “to ripen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jə̀lɨ́m/, [jə̀ɾɨ́m]

Noun

여름〮 (yèlúm)

1. fruit