어슬먹

Jeju

Etymology

Probably a compound of an unattested adjective related to Middle Korean 어ᅀᅳ름 (ezulum), Korean 어슬하다 (eoseulhada) and the noun 먹 (meok, “pitch-black”). See more at main entry.

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽əsɨlmək⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [əsʰɨɭmək̚]
Phonetic hangul: [어슬먹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eoseulmeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eoseulmeog
Yale Romanization^?	esulmek

Noun

어슬먹 (eoseulmeok)

Inseong, Nohyeong, and Josu form of 어스름 (eoseureum, “evening, twilight, dusk”)

References

제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009), “어슬먹”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전, 제주 특별 자치도, →ISBN, page 617