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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 줌〯 (Yale: cwǔm).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu(ː)m]
- Phonetic hangul: [줌(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | jum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chum |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwūm |
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Noun
줌 • (jum)
- short for 주먹 (jumeok, “fist, handful, fistful”)
- 줌을 쥐다 ― jum-eul jwida ― to make a fist
- 밀가루 한 줌 ― milgaru han jum ― one handful of wheat flour