굶주림

Korean

Etymology

Substantive form of 굶주리다 (gumjurida, “to starve”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)md͡ʑuɾim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gumjurim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gulmjulim
McCune–Reischauer?kumjurim
Yale Romanization?kwūlmcwulim

Noun

굶주림 • (gumjurim)

  1. hunger, starvation