오름

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 오롬 (orom)

Etymology

Possibly related to Old Korean 岳音 (“mountain”) analyzed as 岳 (“semantic marker for mountain”) + 音 (“used as marker to represent the last consonant ㅁ (m)”) as in one of the Hyangga from Silla period, Hyesongga (彗星歌 / 혜성가) (c. 579-633) recorded in the Samguk Yusa, 1280s.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽olɨm⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [oɾɨm]
• Phonetic hangul: [오름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oleum
Yale Romanization?	wolum

Noun

오름 (oreum)

1. mountain

   Synonym: 산 (san)

Korean

Noun

오름 • (oreum)

1. -m nominalization of 오르다 (oreuda, “to ascend”)