부럼

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 브ᅀᅳ름 (Yale: puzulum).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɾʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)럼]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bureom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buleom
McCune–Reischauer?	purŏm
Yale Romanization?	pūlem

Noun

부럼 • (bureom)

1. (Korean folk custom) nuts eaten on the 15th of the first lunar month (to guard oneself against boils for a year)
2. (traditional Korean medicine, dialectal, including Jeolla dialect, Chungnam) Alternative form of 부스럼 (buseureom, “swelling; boil”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɾʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [부럼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bureom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buleom
McCune–Reischauer?	purŏm
Yale Romanization?	pulem

Noun

부럼 • (bureom)

1. (North Korea) Short for 부러움 (bureoum, “envy”).

Derived terms

• 부럼없다 (bureomeopda)
• 부럼없이 (bureomeopsi)