요람

Korean

요람 (for H.M. the Queen)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 搖籃, from 搖 (“swing”) + 籃 (“basket”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [joɾa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [요람]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yoram
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yolam
McCune–Reischauer?	yoram
Yale Romanization?	yolam

Noun

요람 • (yoram) (hanja 搖籃)

1. cradle

   요람에서 무덤까지

   yoram-eseo mudeomkkaji

   from the cradle to the grave

2. cradleland (place of origin)

Derived terms

• 요람기 (搖籃期, yoramgi, “infancy”)
• 요람본 (搖籃本, yorambon)
• 요람지 (搖籃地, yoramji, “cradleland”)

See also

• 그네 (geune, “swing (hanging seat or foothold)”)
• 뒹굴다 (dwinggulda, “to roll”)
• 흔들다 (heundeulda, “to rock, roll, swing”)