Korean word

봄

Pronunciation

Romanizationpom

Meaning

  • nounspring

Example

이제 봄이 왔어요.i je po mi wa sseo yo

Spring is here now.

Illustration for 봄 (spring)

More examples

봄바람이 부네요.pom ba ra mi pu ne yo

A spring breeze is blowing.

Core concept

The season when cold weather gives way to warmth and new plants and flowers appear.

Common phrases

  • 봄꽃pom kkot

    spring flower

  • 봄바람pom ba ram

    spring breeze

  • 봄옷po mot

    spring clothes

Similar words

봄철pomcheol: The springtime period considered as a whole, including all the days it lasts.

Definition in Korean

추운 계절이 지나고 따뜻해져서 새싹과 꽃이 드러나는 계절chu un kye jeo ri chi na go tta tteu tae jeo seo sae ssak kkwa kko chi teu reo na neun kye jeol

Word origin

This is a native Korean word rather than a Sino-Korean borrowing, but its older origin is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English spring, this Korean noun refers specifically to the season, not to a coil or a sudden jump.

Opposites

Related words

  • 봄철pomcheolspringtimenoun
  • 봄날pomnalspring daynoun

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