오름

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Jeju

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Old Korean 岳音 (mountain) analyzed as (semantic marker for mountain) + (used as marker to represent the last consonant (m)) as in one of the Hyangga from Silla period, Hyesongga (彗星歌 / 혜성가) (c. 579-633) recorded in the Samguk Yusa, 1280s.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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오름 (oreum)

  1. mountain
    Synonym: (san)

Korean

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Noun

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오름 (oreum)

  1. -m nominalization of 오르다 (oreuda, to ascend)