바람

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[pa̠ɾa̠m]
  • Phonetic Hangul[바람]
Revised Romanization? baram
Revised Romanization (translit.)? balam
McCune–Reischauer? param
Yale Romanization? palam

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᄅᆞᆷ (polom). Possibly from Old Chinese 風 (OC *plum, *plums, “wind”). Because consonant clusters are not allowed in Korean, a vowel is added according to the vowel harmony.[1]

Noun

바람 • (baram)

  1. wind, air, draft
    바람에 지는 아련한 사랑. (from the lyrics of 하망연)
    Barame jineun aryeonhan sarang.
    A vague love which disappears with the wind.
  2. fad; vogue
  3. fickleness
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Equivalent to 바라— (bara, “to desire”) + —ㅁ (-m).

Noun

바람 • (baram)

  1. desire, expectation, hope

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

바람 • (baram)

  1. (obsolete) wall, enclosure, surrounding
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑
    2007, Jie, Zhao, chapter 2, in From Japanese to Uyghur: The study of relationships between of languages of northern minorities, →ISBN, page 118:
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