샘

샘 U+C0D8, 샘
HANGUL SYLLABLE SAEM
Composition:ㅅ + ㅐ + ㅁ
← 샗
[U+C0D7] 		Hangul Syllables 샙 →
[U+C0D9]
새색샊샋샌샍샎
샏샐샑샒샓샔샕
샖샗샘샙샚샛샜
생샞샟샠샡샢샣
사 ←→ 샤

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄉᆡᆷ〯 (Yale: sǒym).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saem
McCune–Reischauer?saem
Yale Romanization?sāym

Noun

샘 • (saem)

  1. (also figuratively) spring, fountain (source of water)
    젊음의 샘 ― jeolmeum-ui saem ― The Fountain of Youth
  2. (anatomy) gland
    Synonym: 선(腺) (seon)
Derived terms
  • 땀샘 (ttamsaem)
  • 샘구멍 (saemgumeong)
  • 샘물 (saemmul)
  • 샘터 (saemteo)
  • 옹달샘 (ongdalsaem)
  • 침샘 (chimsaem)
See also

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 새옴〮 (Yale: sàyGwóm), originally a substantive form of Middle Korean 새오〮다〮 (sàyGwó-tá).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saem
McCune–Reischauer?saem
Yale Romanization?sāym

Noun

샘 • (saem)

  1. jealousy; envy
    Synonyms: 시기(猜忌) (sigi), 질투(嫉妬) (jiltu)
    샘이 나다 ― saem-i nada ― to become jealous (literally, “for jealousy to arise”)
Derived terms
  • 샘하다 (saemhada, “to envy”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saem
McCune–Reischauer?saem
Yale Romanization?sāym

Noun

샘 • (saem)

  1. Alternative form of 쌤 (ssaem, “(colloquial) teacher, teach (in schools)”).

Etymology 4

Korean transliteration of various names.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Saem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Saem
McCune–Reischauer?Saem
Yale Romanization?saym

Proper noun

샘 • (Saem)

  1. Sam (European given name)
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