험담

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 險談.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)mda̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [험(ː)담]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heomdam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heomdam
McCune–Reischauer?	hŏmdam
Yale Romanization?	hēmtam

Noun

험담 • (heomdam) (hanja 險談)

1. slander, gossip, backbiting

Derived terms

• 험담하다 (險談—, heomdamhada)