뱀

뱀	U+BC40, 뱀 HANGUL SYLLABLE BAEM

Composition:	ㅂ + ㅐ + ㅁ
Dubeolsik input:	q-o-a

← 밿
[U+BC3F]

Hangul Syllables

뱁 →
[U+BC41]

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞ얌 (beoyam). Also attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ얌 (beoiyam). See also the now obsolete uncontracted form 배암 (baeam).

Possibly cognate with Old Japanese 蛇 (pemi), modern Japanese 蛇 (hebi, “snake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[pe̞ːm]
Phonetic Hangul[뱀:]

Revised Romanization^?	baem
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	baem
McCune–Reischauer^?	paem
Yale Romanization^?	pāym

Noun

뱀 • (baem)

snake, serpent

Alternative forms

배암 (baeam) (obsolete)

Derived terms

도마뱀 (domabaem, “lizard”)
비단뱀 (bidanbaem, “python”)

Related terms

구렁이 (gureong-i): serpent, large snake
독사 (毒蛇, doksa): viper, poisonous snake
살모사 (殺母蛇, salmosa): pit viper

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