이뜸

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 읏듬 (ustum). Cognate to Korean 으뜸 (eutteum).

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽it͈ɨm⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [it͈ɨm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이뜸]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?itteum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?itteum
Yale Romanization?ittum

Noun

이뜸 (itteum)

  1. first, principal, main

References
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009), “이뜸”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전, 제주 특별 자치도, →ISBN, page 712
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