ᄌᆞᆷ

Middle Korean

Etymology

Uncertain; though speculatively connected with 자다〮 (càtá, to sleep), the vowel discrepancy is difficult to explain. Alternatively, may be connected to ᄌᆞᆷ〮다〮 (cómtá, to sink); compare Korean 주무시다 (jumusida, (honorific) to sleep).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽t͡sʌ́m⫽

Noun

ᄌᆞᆷ〮 (cóm)

  1. sleep
    • 1447, “기118 [gi118]”, in 월인천강지곡 [worincheon'gangjigok], volume , page 43a:
      ()(슈ᇢ)(쎠ᇰ〮)(쫜〯)ᄋᆞᆯ〮ᅀᅡ〮 맛〮내〯 좌〯며〮 ᄌᆞᆷ〮 자〮-시ᇙ 제〮 (보ᇰ)(류ᇢ)ᅟᅵ ᄀᆞᄫᅡ〮ᅀᆞᆸ〮더니〮
      TÌN.SYWÙW.SSYÉNG.CCWǍN-ól-zá másnǎy cwǎ-sì-myé cóm cá-sì-lq céy PWÒNG.LYWÙW-ỳ kòWá-zópt-èní​
      Enjoying the feast and when [he] goes to sleep the wind and flow gather