이름
ireum
name
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
이
ㅇ—initial+ㅣimedial
름
ㄹrinitial+ㅡeumedial+ㅁmfinal
Examples
- 이름이 뭐예요?What is your name?
- 여기에 이름을 쓰세요.Please write your name here.
Collocations
이름이 뭐예요이름을 쓰다제 이름
Mnemonic
ireum is a native word for "name" (no hanja). A very common opening question is ireum-i mwo-yeyo? — "what is your name?". Note the subject marker -i attaching after the final consonant.
Quick check
Why does ireum take the subject marker -i (not -ga)?