춤
chum · TOPIK 1
dance
💃 춤 comes from 추다 (to dance) + noun ending ㅁ: the dancing = dance
Korean turns verbs into nouns by adding ㅁ: 추다 (to dance) becomes 춤, just as 자다 (to sleep) gives 잠 and 꾸다 (to dream) gives 꿈. Sound hook: chum - you dance with your chum. The set phrase is 춤을 추다, literally to dance a dance.