바람

Korean

FWOTD – 14 November 2020

Etymology 1

First attested as Late Old Korean 孛䌫 (*pòlòm) in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[1], 1103. In the Hangeul script, first attested as Middle Korean ᄇᆞᄅᆞᆷ (pòlòm) in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 9:33b^[2], 1447.

Orthographic evidence shows that the eighth-century Old Korean word for "wind" also ended in *-m, though its derivation is unclear; see the Middle Korean entry for more information.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɾa̠m]
Phonetic hangul: [바람]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	baram
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	balam
McCune–Reischauer^?	param
Yale Romanization^?	palam

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 바람의 / 바람에 / 바람까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

바람 • (baram)

wind, air, draft
공기 의 움직임 이 바람이다.
Gonggi-ui umjigim-i baramida.
The wind is the movement of the air.

바람이 많이 분다.
Baram-i mani bunda.
The wind is blowing hard.
- 2003, “하망연 [hamang'yeon]”, in 대장금 OST:
  바람에 지는 아련한 사랑.
  Baram-e jineun aryeonhan sarang.
  A vague love which disappears with the wind.
fad; vogue
fickleness
adultery; infidelity

Derived terms

남조선 바람 (Namjoseon baram)
바람에 (barame, “on the verge, by virtue, under the circumstances (of something)”)
바람둥이 (baramdung'i, “serial adulterer”)
바람막이 (barammagi, “windbreaker”)
샛바람 (saetbaram, “east wind”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Equivalent to 바라- (bara-, “to desire”) +‎ -ㅁ (-m).

Alternative forms

(nonstandard) 바램 (baraem)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɾa̠m]
Phonetic hangul: [바람]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	baram
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	balam
McCune–Reischauer^?	param
Yale Romanization^?	palam

Noun

바람 • (baram)

desire, expectation, hope

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɾa̠m]
Phonetic hangul: [바람]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	baram
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	balam
McCune–Reischauer^?	param
Yale Romanization^?	palam

Noun

바람 • (baram)

(obsolete) wall, enclosure, surrounding

Derived terms

바람벽 (—壁, barambyeok, “wall, enclosure”)