봄

Noun

 * 1) spring, springtime

Etymology 1
The etymology beyond Middle Korean is not clear:


 * Middle Korean nouns ending in are often substantives of verbs, but the only relevant verb is, which seems semantically unrelated.
 * Some online sources claim a connection to the element in the Middle Korean compound verb, whose second element is . If valid, the semantics would be similar to . It is not clear whether this has been suggested in academia.
 * However, it appears more likely that is an allomorph of, nasalized by the following , as indicated by the variant spelling ; compare ablaut variant.


 * It has been tentatively proposed that this is an ancient pre-Sino-Korean borrowing from.

Noun

 * 1) spring, springtime

Etymology 2
See the main entry.

Noun

 * : seeing

Noun

 * 1) spring