담

담 U+B2F4, 담
HANGUL SYLLABLE DAM
Composition:ㄷ + ㅏ + ㅁ
← 닳
[U+B2F3]
Hangul Syllables 답 →
[U+B2F5]
다닥닦닧단닩닪
닫달닭닮닯닰닱
닲닳담답닶닷닸
당닺닻닼닽닾닿
니 ←→ 대

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 담〮 (Yale: tám).

Possibly ultimately borrowed from Turkic language, compare Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢 (tam, “wall”); under the discredited Altaic hypothesis, these are considered cognates instead. otherwise it might have be borrowed into Turkic from Korean since steppe people were rather nomadic. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dam
McCune–Reischauer?tam
Yale Romanization?tam

Noun

담 • (dam)

  1. wall
    Synonym: 담장(牆) (damjang)
Usage notes
  • Generally, 담 (dam) is a wall not connected to a roof or floor and standing alone (e.g. around private property), and 벽(壁) (byeok) is a wall connected to a roof or otherwise part of a larger complex (e.g. walls of a house).
Derived terms
  • 담쌓다 (damssata, “to sever the companionship, break (with a person)”)
  • 담장(牆) (damjang)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 痰.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [담(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dam
McCune–Reischauer?tam
Yale Romanization?tām

Noun

담 • (dam) (hanja 痰)

  1. phlegm
    Synonym: 가래 (garae)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 膽.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [담(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dam
McCune–Reischauer?tam
Yale Romanization?tām

Noun

담 • (dam) (hanja 膽)

  1. courage; nerve
    Synonym: 담력(膽力) (damnyeok)
Derived terms

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [담(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dam
McCune–Reischauer?tam
Yale Romanization?tām

Noun

담 • (dam)

  1. Alternative form of 다음 (da'eum, “next”)
    담에 봐요!
    Dame bwayo!
    See you next time!

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 談.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dam
McCune–Reischauer?tam
Yale Romanization?tam

Suffix

—담 • (-dam) (hanja 談)

  1. story, talk, account (of one's experience); -logue
    여행담 (旅行談) ― yeohaengdam (旅行 談 ) ― travelogue
    성공담 (成功談) ― seonggongdam (成功 談 ) ― success story
Derived terms
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