잠

잠 U+C7A0, 잠
HANGUL SYLLABLE JAM
Composition:ㅈ + ㅏ + ㅁ
← 잟
[U+C79F] 		Hangul Syllables 잡 →
[U+C7A1]
자작잒잓잔잕잖
잗잘잙잚잛잜잝
잞잟잠잡잢잣잤
장잦잧잨잩잪잫
이 ←→ 재

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jam
McCune–Reischauer?cham
Yale Romanization?cam

Etymology 1

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: cóm).

Noun

잠 • (jam)

  1. sleep, nap
    얕은 잠 ― yateun jam ― a light sleep
    깊은 잠 ― gipeun jam ― a deep sleep
Derived terms
  • 낮잠 (natjam, “midday nap”)
  • 선잠 (seonjam, “light sleep, catnap”)
  • 늦잠 (neutjam, “oversleep”)
  • 잠자다 (jamjada, “to sleep”)
  • 잠꼬대 (jamkkodae, “talking in one's sleep”)
  • 겨울잠 (gyeouljam, “hibernation”)
  • 밤잠 (bamjam, “night sleep”)
  • 잠결 (jamgyeol, “being asleep”)
  • 잠이 들다 (jami deulda, “to fall asleep”)
  • 잠자리 (jamjari, “sleeping place”)

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

잠 (jam)

Extended content
  1. 潛:
    (MC reading: 潛 (MC dzjem|dzjemH))
  2. 暫:
    (MC reading: 暫 (MC dzamH))
  3. 箴:
    (MC reading: 箴 (MC tsyim))
  4. 岑:
    (MC reading: 岑 (MC dzrim))
  5. 簪:
    (MC reading: 簪 (MC tsrim|tsom))
  6. 蠶:
    (MC reading: 蠶 (MC dzom))
  7. 涔:
    (MC reading: 涔 (MC dzrim))
  8. 潜: Alternative form of 潛
    (MC reading: 潜)
  9. 啿:
    (MC reading: 啿)
  10. 喒:
    (MC reading: 喒)
  11. 蚕: Alternative form of 蠶
    (MC reading: 蚕 (MC thenX))

References
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