그림

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 그〮림〮 (Yale: kúlím). Substantive form of 그리다 (geurida, “to draw”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)ɾim]

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• Phonetic hangul: [그(ː)림]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geurim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geulim
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭrim
Yale Romanization?	kūlim

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 그림의 / 그림에 / 그림까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

그림 • (geurim)

1. picture, drawing, painting, sketch

   거실 벽에는 그림들이 걸려 있었다.

   Geosil byeog-eneun geurimdeur-i geollyeo isseotda.

   Some pictures were hanging on the wall in the living room.

   이 그림을 보겠습니다. ― I geurimeul bogetseumnida. ― Let's take a look at this picture.

2. (figurative) beautiful scenery (as in being picturesque)
   • 1912, Choe Chan-Sik, 최찬식(崔瓚植), 秋(츄)月(월)色(ᄉᆡᆨ) (Chuwolsaek) [The colour of the autumn moon]:

     아름다온 야경이 그림갓치 영농ᄒᆞᆫᄃᆡ […]

     areumdaon yagyeong-i geurimgatchi yeongnonghande [ … ]

     The picturesque nightscape manifests itself brilliantly, […]

See also

• 그리기 (geurigi)

References

• 그림 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.