오름

Jeju

Alternative forms

  • 오롬 (orom)

Etymology

Possibly related to Old Korean 岳音 (mountain) analyzed as (semantic marker for mountain) + (used as marker to represent the last consonant (m)) as in one of the Hyangga from Silla period, Hyesongga (彗星歌 / 혜성가) (c. 579-633) recorded in the Samguk Yusa, 1280s.

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽olɨm⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [oɾɨm]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oleum
Yale Romanization?wolum

Noun

오름 (oreum)

  1. mountain
    Synonym: (san)

Korean

Noun

오름 • (oreum)

  1. -m nominalization of 오르다 (oreuda, to ascend)