Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해, 1677, as 비듬 (Yale: pitum). Possibly from 빗다 ‎(pis-, “to comb”) + —ㅁ ‎(-m, “nominalisation suffix”). Compare also 빗 ‎(bit, “comb”), 비늘 ‎(bineul, “scale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pidɯm/
• Phonetic hangeul: 비듬