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). From 그몰— (geumol-, “dark”) + —ㅁ (-m, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[kɯmɯm]
Phonetic Hangul[그믐]

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

Noun

그믐 • (geumeum)

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