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U+D2C8, 틈
HANGUL SYLLABLE TEUM
Composition: + +

[U+D2C7]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D2C9]




튜 ←→ 틔

Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 틈〮 (Yale: thúm). From (teu-, to bud, to sprout, to chap, to open) +‎ (-m).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teum
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŭm
Yale Romanization?thum
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

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(teum)

  1. crack; gap
  2. opportunity
  3. spare time