First attested in theSeokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, asMiddle Korean기춤〮 (Yale:kìchwúm), from깇-(kìch,“to cough”) +-우〮-(-wú-,modulator suffix) +ㅁ(m,nominalizer). Cognate withJeju지침(jichim).
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gichim |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gichim |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kich'im |
| Yale Romanization? | ki.chim |
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
기침• (gichim)
In Modern South Korean, the original verb깇다〮(kìchtá) has been lost, and기침 (gichim) functions as a single morpheme. The original verb survives in North Korea, but cannot appear in isolation and must always take the object기침 (gichim).