그믐

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 그몸 (Yale: kumwom). Analyzable as 그몰- (geumol-, “dark”) +‎ -ㅁ (-m, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geumeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geumeum
McCune–Reischauer?kŭmŭm
Yale Romanization?kumum

Noun

그믐 • (geumeum)

  1. clipping of 그믐날 (geumeumnal, “last day of the month”)
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