그림자

Korean

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 그림제〮 (Yale: kùlìmcéy). From Old Korean 影亇伊 (*KULUmay).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)ɾimd͡ʑa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [그(ː)림자]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	geurimja
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	geulimja
McCune–Reischauer^?	kŭrimja
Yale Romanization^?	kūlimca

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 그림자의 / 그림자에 / 그림자까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

그림자 • (geurimja)

shadow
키 가 크면 그림자도 길다.
Ki-ga keumyeon geurimja-do gilda.
If one is tall, one's shadow is long as well.
reflection on water
강 에 비친 달 의 그림자가 일렁인다.
Gang-e bichin dar-ui geurimja-ga illeong'inda.
The reflection of the moon on the river moves to-and-fro.
(figurative) somber facial expression