Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 요〮조ᅀᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: yócwòzóm).

Compound of (yo) +‎ 즈음 (jeueum).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yojeueum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yojeueum
McCune–Reischauer?yojŭŭm
Yale Romanization?yocuum

Noun

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요즈음 (yojeueum)

  1. today; the present

Derived terms

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