기름

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested as Late Old Korean 畿（入聲）林 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 기름〮 (Yale: kìlúm).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiɾɯm]
Phonetic hangul: [기름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gireum
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gileum
McCune–Reischauer^?	kirŭm
Yale Romanization^?	kilum

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 기름의 / 기름에 / 기름까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

기름 • (gireum)

oil
Synonym: 유(油) (yu)
oil, petroleum
gasoline, petrol
Synonyms: 가솔린 (gasollin), 휘발유(揮發油) (hwibaryu)

기름값 ― gireumgap ― the price of gas

Derived terms

개기름 (gaegireum)
기름물 (gireummul)
기름밥 (gireumbap)
기름사탕 (gireumsatang)
기름장 (gireumjang)
기름종개 (gireumjonggae)
들기름 (deulgireum)
쇠기름 (soegireum)
왜기름 (waegireum)
참기름 (chamgireum)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kiɾɯm]
Phonetic hangul: [기름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gireum
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gileum
McCune–Reischauer^?	kirŭm
Yale Romanization^?	kilum

Noun

기름 • (gireum)

Substantive form of 기르다 (gireuda, “to raise or cultivate”): "raising" or "cultivation" of a crop

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kì.lɨ́m/, [kì.ɾɨ́m]

Noun

기름〮 (kìlúm)

oil

Descendants

Korean: 기름 (gireum)