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TOPIK 5noun

오름세

oreumse [오름쎄]

오름세가 · 오름세를

upward trend, rise (in prices)

Example

채소 가격이 계속 오름세를 보이고 있어요.

Vegetable prices keep trending upward.

Word parts

세 trend

Native 오름 'rising' (from 오르다) plus -세 'trend'.

Good to know

Pronounced [오름쎄]; a friendlier native synonym of 상승세, common for prices.