여름

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Possibly from Proto-Altaic *ni̯ā́ŕà (“young; spring, summer”) (compare Japanese 夏 (natsu, “summer”), Proto-Turkic *jāŕ (“summer”) (Turkish yaz)).[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹ɾɯm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[여름]
Revised Romanization? yeoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeoleum
McCune–Reischauer? yŏrŭm
Yale Romanization? yelum

Noun

여름 • (yeoreum)

  1. summer

See also

  • 하 (夏, ha) (used in compounds)
Seasons in Korean · 사철 (sacheol), 사계 (sagye, “four seasons”) (layout · text)
봄 (bom, “spring”) 여름 (yeoreum, “summer”) 가을 (ga-eul, “fall; autumn”) 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”)

References

  1. ↑ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003) Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill: “*ni̯ā́ŕà”
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