걸음

Korean

Etymology

Substantive form of 걷다 (geotda, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [거름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	georeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geol'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?	kel.um

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 걸음의 / 걸음에 / 걸음까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

걸음 • (georeum)

1. A step or steps.
2. Going by or past somewhere.

Derived terms

• 첫걸음 (cheotgeoreum, “the first step”)