두엄

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tuʌ̹m]
Phonetic hangul: [두엄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	dueom
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dueom
McCune–Reischauer^?	tuŏm
Yale Romanization^?	twuem

Noun

두엄 • (dueom)

dunghill, muck, manure, compost

Synonyms

퇴비(堆肥) (toebi, “dunghill, muck, manure, compost”)
똥거름 (ttonggeoreum, “dunghill, dung, night soil”)
거름 (georeum, “fertilizer, manure (more suggestive of natural kinds)”)
비료(肥料) (biryo, “fertilizer (more suggestive of artificial kinds)”)

Derived terms

두엄간(間) (dueomgan, “muck barn”)
두엄더미 (dueomdeomi, “muck heap”)
두엄발치 (dueombalchi, “muck bog”)
두엄쇠스랑 (dueomsoeseurang, “muck rake, dung fork”)
두엄자리 (dueomjari, “muck dump, yard”)
두엄풀 (dueompul, “muck grass”)

Related terms

걸다 (geolda, “to be fertile”)
두다 (duda, “to place, put, set”)
묵다 (mukda, “to be outdated, aged, weathered”)
묵이 (mugi, “something aged or weathered”)
묵히다 (mukhida, “to make outdated, aged, weathered”)