오름
Jeju edit
Alternative forms edit
- 오롬 (orom)
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Old Korean 岳音 (“mountain”) analyzed as 岳 (“semantic marker for mountain”) + 音 (“used as marker to represent the last consonant ㅁ (m)”) as in one of the Hyangga from Silla period, Hyesongga (彗星歌 / 혜성가) (c. 579-633) recorded in the Samguk Yusa, 1280s.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
오름 (oreum)
Korean edit
Noun edit
오름 • (oreum)
- -m nominalization of 오르다 (oreuda, “to ascend”)