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あくむ【悪夢・惡夢】

akumu

Pronunciation: [akumu]

Definition

Noun

  1. Bad dream; nightmare

Etymology

Cognate to Korean 악몽 angmong, derived through assimilation: /ak+moŋ/ → /aŋmoŋ/; and Vietnamese ác mộng "nightmare". Ultimately of Chinese origin, cf. Mandarin 【噩夢・噩梦・惡夢・恶梦】 èmèng "nightmare".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji悪夢
惡夢
Kanaあくむ
Romanizationakumu
Pronunciation (IPA)[akumu]

意味:あくむ【悪夢・惡夢】、きょうむ【凶夢】、むま【夢魔】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2012, September 8). あくむ【悪夢・惡夢】 : akumu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1260/akumu/.