지끔

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 只今

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕik͈ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [지끔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jikkeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ji'kkeum
McCune–Reischauer?	chikkŭm
Yale Romanization?	ci.kkum

Adverb

지끔 • (jikkeum)

1. (Gangwon, Seoul, Jeolla dialect, Pyongan, Hamgyong, Chungcheong, Hwanghae, dialectal Yanbian, Liaoning) Dialectal form of 지금 (jigeum, “now”)
   • 2015 January 26, 인명자 [inmyeongja], “부모를 살린 버림받은 딸 [bumoreul sallin beorimbadeun ttal]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경기도 하남시 하산곡동 [gyeonggido hanamsi hasan'gokdong]:

     옛날에 딸만 많이 낳으믄 얼마나 구박했어? 지끔은 좋아했지만 그럼.

     Yennar-e ttalman mani na'eu-meun eolmana gubakhaesseo? Jikkeum-eun joahaet-jiman geureom.

     How distressing was it to give birth to many daughters back then? Though now it is a good thing.