파문

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 破門 (“excommunication”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pamun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pamun
McCune–Reischauer?	p'amun
Yale Romanization?	phāmun

Noun

파문 • (pamun) (hanja 破門)

1. excommunication

Derived terms

• 파문(破門)되다 (pamundoeda, “to be excommunicated”)
• 파문(破門)하다 (pamunhada, “to excommunicate”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 波紋 (“ripple”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰa̠mun]
• Phonetic hangul: [파문]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pamun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pamun
McCune–Reischauer?	p'amun
Yale Romanization?	phamun

Noun

파문 • (pamun) (hanja 波紋)

1. (literary) ripple; stir; undulation

   Synonym: 물결 (mulgyeol)

   수면에 파문이 일렁였다.

   Sumyeon-e pamun-i illeong'yeotda.

   Ripples moved to-and-fro on the surface of the water.

2. stir (usually negative)

   이로 인해 사회에 큰 파문이 일었다.

   I-ro inhae sahoe-e keun pamun-i ireotda.

   It caused a great stir in society.

3. ramification (usually negative)