크림

Korean

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cream.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kxɯɾi(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [크림(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?keurim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?keulim
McCune–Reischauer?k'ŭrim
Yale Romanization?khulīm

Noun

크림 • (keurim)

  1. cream (oily part of milk)
  2. cream (product to apply to the skin)
Derived terms
  • 생크림 (saengkeurim)
  • 크림빛 (keurimbit)
  • 크림빵 (keurimppang)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Крым (Krym).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Keurim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Keulim
McCune–Reischauer?K'ŭrim
Yale Romanization?khulim

Proper noun

크림 • (Keurim)

  1. (chiefly compounded) Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)
Derived terms
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