으뜸

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 읏듬.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯt͈ɯm]
Phonetic hangul: [으뜸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	eutteum
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eu'tteum
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŭttŭm
Yale Romanization^?	u.ttum

Noun

으뜸 • (eutteum)

first, principal, main, key

Derived terms

으뜸글 (eutteumgeul)
으뜸월 (eutteumwol)
으뜸마디 (eutteummadi)
으뜸그림씨 (eutteumgeurimssi)
으뜸움직씨 (eutteumumjikssi)
으뜸빛살 (eutteumbitsal)

See also

주 (ju) (主)
원 (won) (元)
패 (pae) (霸) (eumhun readings of these hanjas)

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