홈

홈 U+D648, 홈 HANGUL SYLLABLE HOM Composition: ㅎ + ㅗ + ㅁ ← 홇 [U+D647] Hangul Syllables 홉 → [U+D649]

Korean

호혹혺혻혼혽혾 혿홀홁홂홃홄홅 홆홇홈홉홊홋홌 홍홎홏홐홑홒홓
혜 ←	→ 화

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [홈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hom
McCune–Reischauer?	hom
Yale Romanization?	hom

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 홈〮 (Yale: hwóm).

Noun

홈 • (hom)

1. groove

Derived terms

• 홈타기 (homtagi, “crotch, fork (of a tree, trousers)”)
• 홈통 (homtong, “gutter, trough under the eaves of the roof”)
• 홈파다 (hompada, “to groove”)

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of 플랫홈/플랫트홈 (peullaethom/peullaet'teuhom).

Noun

홈 • (hom)

1. platform (raised structure for passengers)
   • 2014, Mark Vincent, Jaehoon Yeon, Complete Korean Beginner to Intermediate Course:

     몇 번 홈에서 기차가 떠나지요?

     Myeot beon homeseo gichaga tteonajiyo?

     What platform does the train go from?

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English home.

Noun

홈 • (hom)

1. (baseball) home (base)