Korean

Syllable

곰 • ‎(gom)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅗ, and ㅁ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. Likely cognate with Japanese kuma with similar meanings of “bear” and “hole, recess” (spelled 熊 for the “bear” sense and 隈 for the “hole, recess” sense).

Noun

곰 • ‎(gom)

1. (zoology) bear
2. (obsolete) hole, compare 구무, 구멍

Derived terms

• 검은곰 ‎(geomeun-gom) (geomEun-) black bear
  • 반달가슴곰 (bandal-gaseum-) panda bear, Asiatic black bear
• 불곰 ‎(bulgom) (bul-) brown bear, literally "fire bear"
  • 회색곰 (hoesaek-) grizzly bear
• 흰곰 ‎(huin-gom) (huin-) polar bear, (literally) white bear
  • 북극곰 (北極-, buggeug-) polar bear

See also

• 검다 ‎(geomda) (geomda) to be black
• 곰 ‎(gom)딸기 ‎(ttalgi) (gom-ttalgi) blackberry, bramble
  Synonyms:
  • 고무딸기 (gomu-ttalgi)
  • 복분자딸기 (覆盆子-, bogbunja-ttalgi)
• 구무 ‎(gumu) (gumu) (obsolete) hole, cave