오밤

Korean

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 午夜 (wǔyè).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ba̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)밤]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	obam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	obam
McCune–Reischauer?	obam
Yale Romanization?	ōpam

Noun

오밤 • (obam)

1. deep night, middle of the night

   Synonyms: 한밤 (hanbam), 한밤중 (hanbamjung), 오밤중 (obamjung)

   • 1985 (pub. 2013), 김시종 [gimsijong], 불면 [bulmyeon, Insomnia]:

     지자는 남이 다 자는 오밤에 일어나 영감과 만나고 […]

     jija-neun nam-i da janeun obam-e ireona yeonggam-gwa mannago [ … ]

     The wise wake up in the depth of night when everyone else is asleep, to greet inspiration […]

Derived terms

• 오밤중 (obamjung)