걸음

걸음

Korean

Etymology

Substantive form of 걷다 (geotda, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[kʌ̹ɾɯm]
• Phonetic Hangul[거름]

Revised Romanization? georeum Revised Romanization (translit.)? geol-eum McCune–Reischauer? kŏrŭm Yale Romanization? kel.um

Noun

걸음 • (georeum)

1. A step or steps.
2. Going by or past somewhere.

Derived terms

• 첫걸음 (cheotgeoreum, “the first step”)