보람

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [보람]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	boram
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bolam
McCune–Reischauer?	poram
Yale Romanization?	polam

Noun

보람 • (boram)

1. fruitfulness, usefulness (state being of worthy for an action)

   보람이 있다

   borami itda

   to be worthwhile, to be fruitful

Proper noun

보람 • (Boram)

1. a female given name

Further reading

• Bo-ram (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia