엄

엄 U+C5C4, 엄 HANGUL SYLLABLE EOM Composition: ㅇ + ㅓ + ㅁ ← 엃 [U+C5C3] Hangul Syllables 업 → [U+C5C5]

어억얶얷언얹얺 얻얼얽얾얿엀엁 엂엃엄업없엇었 엉엊엋엌엍엎엏
얘 ←	→ 에

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [엄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eom
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏm
Yale Romanization?	em

Etymology 1

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

엄 • (eom)

1. 嚴:

   (MC reading: 嚴 (MC ngjaem))

2. 奄:

   (MC reading: 奄 (MC 'jemX))

3. 俺:

   (MC reading: 俺 (MC 'jemH|'jaemH))

4. 掩:

   (MC reading: 掩 (MC 'jemX))

5. 儼:

   (MC reading: 儼 (MC ngjaemX))

6. 淹:

   (MC reading: 淹 (MC 'jem|'jaemH))

7. 龑:

   (MC reading: 龑)

8. 崦:

   (MC reading: 崦 (MC 'jem))

9. 曮:

   (MC reading: 曮 (MC ngjaemX))

10. 罨:

    (MC reading: 罨 (MC 'jemX))

11. 醃:

    (MC reading: 醃 (MC 'jem|'jaem))

12. 閹:

    (MC reading: 閹 (MC 'jem|'jemX))

13. 广:

    (MC reading: 广 (MC ngjemX|ngjaemX))

14. 厳: Alternative form of 嚴

    (MC reading: 厳)

15. 厱:

    (MC reading: 厱 (MC kheam|khjaem))

16. 噞:

    (MC reading: 噞 (MC ngjemX|ngjemH))

17. 揜:

    (MC reading: 揜 (MC 'jemX))

18. 欕:

    (MC reading: 欕)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]

Etymology 2

A noun-forming suffix, no longer productive.

Suffix

—엄 • (-eom)

1. a noun-forming suffix

   ‎죽다 (jukda-, “to die”) + ‎엄 (eom) → ‎주검 (jugeom, “corpse”)

   ‎살다 (salda-, “live”) + ‎엄 (eom) → ‎사람 (saram, “human, living being”) (with vowel harmony)

   ‎묻다 (mutda-, “bury”) + ‎엄 (eom) → ‎무덤 (mudeom, “grave”)

   ‎꾸짖다 (kkujitda-, “scold”) + ‎엄 (eom) → ‎꾸지람 (kkujiram, “scolding”) (with vowel harmony)

   ‎첫 (cheot-, “first”) + ‎엄 (eom) → ‎처음 (cheo'eum, “start”) (from Middle Korean 처ᅀᅥᆷ