어름

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eoleum
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?	ēlum

Noun

어름 • (eoreum) (possibly literary)

1. junction, border; place where multiple things meet

   여름과 가을의 어름 ― yeoreum-gwa ga'eur-ui eoreum ― the border between summer and autumn

2. (after time) around, approximately

   Synonyms: 정도(程度) (jeongdo), 무렵 (muryeop), 부근(附近) (bugeun)

   새벽 2시 어름에 ― saebyeok 2si eoreum-e ― at around two o'clock at night