부럼

부럼

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Wongakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 브ᅀᅳ름 (puzulum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈpuːɾʌ̹m]
• Phonetic Hangul[부:럼]

Revised Romanization? bureom Revised Romanization (translit.)? buleom McCune–Reischauer? purŏm Yale Romanization? pūlem

Noun

부럼 • (bureom)

1. (Korean folk custom) nuts eaten on the 15th of the first lunar month (to guard oneself against boils for a year)
2. (Korean medicine, dialectal, including Jeolla dialect, Chungnam dialect) Alternative form of 부스럼 (buseureom, “swelling; boil”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[puɾʌ̹m]
• Phonetic Hangul[부럼]

Revised Romanization? bureom Revised Romanization (translit.)? buleom McCune–Reischauer? purŏm Yale Romanization? pulem

Noun

부럼 • (bureom)

1. (North Korea) Short for 부러움 (bureoum, “envy”).

Derived terms

• 부럼없다 (bureomeopda)
• 부럼없이 (bureomeopsi)