어젯밤

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 어젯〮밤〮 (Yale: ècéy-s-pám). Equivalent to 어제 (eoje, “yesterday”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix) +‎ 밤 (bam, “night”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹d͡ʑe̞t̚p͈a̠m] ~ [ʌ̹d͡ʑe̞p͈a̠m]
Phonetic hangul: [어젣빰/어제빰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eojetbam
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eojesbam
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŏjetpam
Yale Romanization^?	eceyspam

Noun

어젯밤 • (eojetbam)

last night
Synonyms: 지난밤 (jinanbam), 간밤 (ganbam)
- 1987, “어젯밤 이야기 (Eojetbam iyagi) [Last Night Story]”, 박건호 (Bak Geonho) [Park Gun-ho] (lyrics), performed by 소방차 (Sobangcha):
  어젯밤에 난 네 가 미워 졌어
  어젯밤에 난 네 가 싫어 졌어
  eojetbam-e nan ne-ga miwojeosseo
  eojetbam-e nan ne-ga sireojeosseo
  Last night, I started disliking you;
  Last night, I started hating you;