"보람" meaning in Korean

See 보람 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [po̞ɾa̠m] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: Boram [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|ws|보〮람〮|pwólám}} First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám). Head templates: {{ko-proper noun}} 보람 • (Boram)
  1. a female given name
    Sense id: en-보람-ko-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Korean female given names, Korean given names, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Native Korean words Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Native Korean words: 66 34

Noun

IPA: [po̞ɾa̠m] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: boram [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|ws|보〮람〮|pwólám}} First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám). Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 보람 • (boram)
  1. fruitfulness, usefulness (state being of worthy for an action)
    Sense id: en-보람-ko-noun-c-3CAN8L Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
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        "1": "ws",
        "2": "보〮람〮",
        "3": "pwólám"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "boram",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "보람 • (boram)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to be worthwhile, to be fruitful",
          "roman": "borami itda",
          "text": "보람이 있다",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fruitfulness, usefulness (state being of worthy for an action)"
      ],
      "id": "en-보람-ko-noun-c-3CAN8L",
      "links": [
        [
          "fruitfulness",
          "fruitfulness"
        ],
        [
          "usefulness",
          "usefulness"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[po̞ɾa̠m]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "보람"
    },
    {
      "other": "[보람]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "보람"
}

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám).",
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  ],
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  "pos": "name",
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          "parents": [],
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Native Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-보람-ko-name-pLhOhtoi",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[po̞ɾa̠m]",
      "tags": [
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        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "보람"
    },
    {
      "other": "[보람]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "보람"
}
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    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Native Korean words",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "expansion": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "boram",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "보람 • (boram)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      ],
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            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "to be worthwhile, to be fruitful",
          "roman": "borami itda",
          "text": "보람이 있다",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fruitfulness, usefulness (state being of worthy for an action)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fruitfulness",
          "fruitfulness"
        ],
        [
          "usefulness",
          "usefulness"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[po̞ɾa̠m]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "보람"
    },
    {
      "other": "[보람]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "보람"
}

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    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Native Korean words",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "expansion": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám).",
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  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 보〮람〮 (Yale: pwólám).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Boram",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "보람 • (Boram)",
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    }
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  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean female given names",
        "Korean given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[po̞ɾa̠m]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "보람"
    },
    {
      "other": "[보람]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "보람"
}

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