따름

따름

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄯᆞᄅᆞᆷ (stolom).

Equivalent to 따르— (ttareu-, “to follow”) + —ㅁ (-m, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͈a̠ɾɯm]
• Phonetic Hangul[따름]

Revised Romanization? ttareum Revised Romanization (translit.)? ttaleum McCune–Reischauer? ttarŭm Yale Romanization? ttalum

Noun

따름 • (ttareum)

1. (dependent noun, in the form “—ㄹ 따름이다”) only, just

   나는 그녀를 만났을 따름이다.

   Naneun geunyeoreul mannasseul ttareumida.

   I just saw her.