Korean

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Etymology

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This is one of a number of Korean words that seem to derive from an ancient root *it meaning "two", which was lost by Middle Korean times. See also 이틀 (iteul, “two days”), 이듬해 (ideumhae, “next year”), 이듭 (ideup, “two years of age”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ideum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ideum
McCune–Reischauer?idŭm
Yale Romanization?itum

Noun

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이듬 (ideum)

  1. a second plowing of the fields
  2. a second weeding of the fields