으뜸

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 읏듬.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯt͈ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [으뜸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eutteum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eu'tteum
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭttŭm
Yale Romanization?	u.ttum

Noun

으뜸 • (eutteum)

1. first, principal, main, key

Derived terms

• 으뜸글 (eutteumgeul)
• 으뜸월 (eutteumwol)
• 으뜸마디 (eutteummadi)
• 으뜸그림씨 (eutteumgeurimssi)
• 으뜸움직씨 (eutteumumjikssi)
• 으뜸빛살 (eutteumbitsal)

See also

• 주 (ju) (主)
• 원 (won) (元)
• 패 (pae) (霸) (eumhun readings of these hanjas)