오밤

Korean

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 午夜 (wǔyè).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ba̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)밤]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?obam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?obam
McCune–Reischauer?obam
Yale Romanization?ōpam

Noun

오밤 • (obam)

  1. deep night, middle of the night
    Synonyms: 한밤 (hanbam), 한밤중 (hanbamjung), 오밤중 (obamjung)
    • 1985 (pub. 2013), 김시종 [gimsijong], 불면 [bulmyeon, Insomnia]:
      지자는 남이 다 자는 오밤에 일어나 영감과 만나고 […]
      jija-neun nam-i da janeun obam-e ireona yeonggam-gwa mannago [ … ]
      The wise wake up in the depth of night when everyone else is asleep, to greet inspiration […]

Derived terms

  • 오밤중 (obamjung)
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