우림

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雨林, from 雨 (“rain”) + 林 (“forest”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uɾim]
• Phonetic hangul: [우림]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	urim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ulim
McCune–Reischauer?	urim
Yale Romanization?	wulim

Noun

우림 • (urim) (hanja 雨林)

1. rainforest

   우림같은 날씨 ― urimgateun nalssi ― rainforest-like weather

Derived terms

• 열대우림(熱帶雨林) (yeoldae'urim, “tropical rainforest”)