소름

Jeju

Etymology

Presumably from Middle Korean 소홈〮 (swòhwóm), possibly borrowed through Korean 소름 (soreum), due to its limited distribution.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽solɨm⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [sʰoɾɨm]
• Phonetic hangul: [소름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soleum
Yale Romanization?	swolum

Noun

소름 (soreum)

1. (Josu, Nohyeong) goosebumps

   Synonym: (more common) ᄃᆞᆨᄉᆞᆯ (dawksawl)

   소름이 돋다 ― soreum-i dotda ― to get goosebumps

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 소홈〮 (Yale: swòhwóm), through Early Modern Korean 소오롬 (swowolwom) / 소오름 (swowolum). However, this term is not cited during the 16th & 17th centuries. Cognate with Jeju 소름 (soreum).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [소름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soleum
McCune–Reischauer?	sorŭm
Yale Romanization?	solum

Noun

소름 • (soreum)

1. goosebumps, gooseflesh, goose pimples

   Synonyms: 닭살 (daksal), 교부 (gyobu), 몸소름 (momsoreum)

   소름이 돋다 ― soreum-i dotda ― to get goosebumps

   그것을 생각만 해도 나는 소름이 돋았다.

   Geugeos-eul saenggang-man haedo na-neun soreum-i dodatda.

   It gave me goosebumps just thinking about it.

Descendants

• >? Jeju: 소름 (soreum)