보름

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보롬〮 (Yale: pwòlwóm). Compare 부르— (bureu-, “(stomach, belly) to be full, inflated”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boleum
McCune–Reischauer?porŭm
Yale Romanization?polum

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 름의 / 름에 / 름까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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보름 (boreum)

  1. fifteen days, half month, fortnight
  2. Clipping of 보름날 (boreumnal, fifteenth day of the lunar month).

Antonyms

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  • 그믐 (geumeum, “the last (day) of the lunar month”)
  • 초승 (, choseung, “the first (day) of the lunar month, new moon”)

Derived terms

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See also

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Korean words for the number of days
one day two days three days four days five days six days seven days eight days nine days ten days fifteen days
하루 (haru) 이틀 (iteul) 사흘 (saheul) 나흘 (naheul) 닷새 (datsae) 엿새 (yeotsae) 이레 (ire) 여드레 (yeodeure) 아흐레 (aheure) 열흘 (yeolheul) 보름 (boreum)