담

담	U+B2F4, 담 HANGUL SYLLABLE DAM

Composition:

ㄷ + ㅏ + ㅁ

← 닳
[U+B2F3]

Hangul Syllables

답 →
[U+B2F5]

니 ←	→ 대
다 닥 닦 닧 단 닩 닪 닫 달 닭 닮 닯 닰 닱 닲 닳담답 닶 닷 닸 당 닺 닻 닼 닽 닾 닿

Korean

Etymology 1

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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).