크림

Korean

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cream.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kxɯɾi(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [크림(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	keurim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	keulim
McCune–Reischauer?	k'ŭrim
Yale Romanization?	khulīm

Noun

크림 • (keurim)

1. cream (oily part of milk)
2. cream (product to apply to the skin)

Derived terms

• 생크림 (saengkeurim)
• 크림빛 (keurimbit)
• 크림빵 (keurimppang)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Крым (Krym).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kxɯɾim]
• Phonetic hangul: [크림]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Keurim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Keulim
McCune–Reischauer?	K'ŭrim
Yale Romanization?	khulim

Proper noun

크림 • (Keurim)

1. (chiefly compounded) Crimea (a geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine :)

Derived terms

• 크림반도(半島) (Keurimbando, “Crimea”)