다음

Korean

Etymology

From Early Modern Korean 다ᄋᆞᆷ (taom), 다음 (taum). Although it is unclear, it may have originated from a lenited form of Middle Korean *다ᄉᆞᆷ (*tasom), which is a cranberry morpheme: it is only attested as the first element of Middle Korean 다ᄉᆞᆷ어미 (tasomemi, “stepmother”). In that case, it may be cognate with Korean 다시 (dasi, “again”). Compare Jeju 다심 (dasim, “next”).

Another hypothesis suggests that it comes from the gerund form of 다ᄋᆞ다〮 (tàòtá, “to exhaust, fulfill”), but the semantic connection is dubious.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ɯm]

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• Phonetic hangul: [다음]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	da'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	da'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	taŭm
Yale Romanization?	taum

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 다음의 / 다음에 / 다음까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

다음 • (da'eum)

1. the next, the following

   다음 주 토요일은 어때?

   da'eum ju toyoireun eottae?

   How about next Saturday?

Alternative forms

• 다함 (daham) (obsolete)

Synonyms

• 이듬 (ideum)
• 뒤 (dwi)
• 곁 (gyeot)
• 옆 (yeop)
• 녘 (nyeok)

Antonyms

• 앞 (ap)
• 처음 (cheo'eum)

Derived terms

• 다음날 (da'eumnal)
• 다음달 (da'eumdal)
• 다음해 (da'eumhae)
• 다음에 (da'eume)
• 다음부터 (da'eumbuteo)
• 다음가다 (da'eumgada)

Related terms

• 다홈 (dahom) (obsolete)

See also

• 다하다 (dahada)