줌

줌 U+C90C, 줌
HANGUL SYLLABLE JUM
Composition:ㅈ + ㅜ + ㅁ
← 줋
[U+C90B] 		Hangul Syllables 줍 →
[U+C90D]
주죽죾죿준줁줂
줃줄줅줆줇줈줉
줊줋줌줍줎줏줐
중줒줓줔줕줖줗
죠 ←→ 줘

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 줌〯 (Yale: cwǔm).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [줌(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jum
McCune–Reischauer?chum
Yale Romanization?cwūm

Noun

줌 • (jum)

  1. Short for 주먹 (jumeok, “fist, handful, fistful”).
    줌을 쥐다 ― jum-eul jwida ― to make a fist
    밀가루 한 줌 ― milgaru han jum ― one handful of wheat flour
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