요람

요람

Korean

요람 (for H.M. the Queen)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 搖籃, from 搖 (“swing”) + 籃 (“basket”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[joɾa̠m]
• Phonetic Hangul[요람]

Revised Romanization? yoram Revised Romanization (translit.)? yolam McCune–Reischauer? yoram Yale Romanization? yolam

Noun

요람 • (yoram) (hanja 搖籃)

1. cradle

   요람에서 무덤까지

   yorameseo mudeomkkaji

   from the cradle to the grave

2. cradleland (place of origin)

Derived terms

• 요람기 (—期, yoramgi, “infancy”)
• 요람지 (—地, yoramji, “cradleland”)
• 요람본 (yorambon)

Related terms

• 요 (搖, yo, “rocking, rolling, swinging”)
• 람 (籃, ram, “basket”)

See also

• 그네 (geune, “swing (hanging seat or foothold)”)
• 흔들다 (heundeulda, “To rock, roll, swing”)
• 뒹굴다 (dwinggulda, “to roll”)