나름

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [나름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nareum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naleum
McCune–Reischauer?	narŭm
Yale Romanization?	nalum

Dependent noun

나름 • (nareum)

1. dependence, essence, nature

   사람 나름 ― saram nareum ― dependence on personality

   하기 나름 ― hagi nareum ― dependence on what or how to do

   그것은 생각하기 나름이다.

   geugeoseun saenggakhagi nareumida.

   It depends on how you think about it.

Synonyms

• 됨됨이 (doemdoemi)

Related terms

• 나다 (nada, “to arise, become, come out”)
• 나오다 (naoda, “to appear, come out, emerge”)
• 나타나다 (natanada, “to appear, come out, emerge”)
• 일어나다 (ireonada, “to arise, occur”)
• 태어나다 (taeeonada, “to be born”)
• 낳다 (nata, “to give birth, yield”)