어둠

Korean

Alternative forms

어두움 (eoduum)

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 어드ᄫᅮᆷ (Yale: etuWwum). Substantive form of 어둡다 (eodupda, “to be dark”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹dum]
Phonetic hangul: [어둠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eodum
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eodum
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŏdum
Yale Romanization^?	etwum

Noun

어둠 • (eodum)

(also figuratively) dark; darkness

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