담

담 U+B2F4, 담 HANGUL SYLLABLE DAM Composition: ㄷ + ㅏ + ㅁ ← 닳 [U+B2F3] Hangul Syllables 답 → [U+B2F5]

다닥닦닧단닩닪 닫달닭닮닯닰닱 닲닳담답닶닷닸 당닺닻닼닽닾닿
니 ←	→ 대

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 담〮 (Yale: tám).

Possibly ultimately borrowed from Turkic language, compare Old Turkic 𐱃𐰢 (tam, “wall”); under the discredited Altaic hypothesis, these are considered cognates instead. otherwise it might have be borrowed into Turkic from Korean since steppe people were rather nomadic. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [담]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dam
McCune–Reischauer?	tam
Yale Romanization?	tam

Noun

담 • (dam)

1. wall

   Synonym: 담장(牆) (damjang)

Usage notes

• Generally, 담 (dam) is a wall not connected to a roof or floor and standing alone (e.g. around private property), and 벽(壁) (byeok) is a wall connected to a roof or otherwise part of a larger complex (e.g. walls of a house).

Derived terms

• 담쌓다 (damssata, “to sever the companionship, break (with a person)”)
• 담장(牆) (damjang)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 痰.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dam
McCune–Reischauer?	tam
Yale Romanization?	tām

Noun

담 • (dam) (hanja 痰)

1. phlegm

   Synonym: 가래 (garae)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 痰 for Sino-Korean compounds of 담 (痰, dam).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 膽.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dam
McCune–Reischauer?	tam
Yale Romanization?	tām

Noun

담 • (dam) (hanja 膽)

1. courage; nerve

   Synonym: 담력(膽力) (damnyeok)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 膽 for Sino-Korean compounds of 담 (膽, dam).

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dam
McCune–Reischauer?	tam
Yale Romanization?	tām

Noun

담 • (dam)

1. Alternative form of 다음 (da'eum, “next”)

   담에 봐요!

   Dame bwayo!

   See you next time!

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 談.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [담]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dam
McCune–Reischauer?	tam
Yale Romanization?	tam

Suffix

—담 • (-dam) (hanja 談)

1. story, talk, account (of one's experience); -logue

   여행담 (旅行談) ― travelogue

   성공담 (成功談) ― success story

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 談 for Sino-Korean compounds of 담 (談, dam).