쌤
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| 쌔쌕쌖쌗쌘쌙쌚 쌛쌜쌝쌞쌟쌠쌡 쌢쌣쌤쌥쌦쌧쌨 쌩쌪쌫쌬쌭쌮쌯 | |
| 싸 ← | → 쌰 |
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Korean
Etymology
Contraction of 선생님 (seonsaengnim, “teacher”), possibly originally a Gyeongsang dialect form.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [s͈ɛ(ː)m] ~ [s͈e̞(ː)m]
- Phonetic hangul: [쌤(ː)/쎔(ː)]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
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| Revised Romanization? | ssaem |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ssaem |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ssaem |
| Yale Romanization? | ssāym |
Noun
쌤 • (ssaem)
- (informal) teacher, teach (specifically in schools)
- 그 쌤 수업이 제일 재밌어.
- Geu ssaem sueob-i jeil jaemisseo.
- That teacher's lessons are the most fun.
- 쌤, 오늘 너무 집중이 안 돼요.
- Ssaem, oneul neomu jipjung-i an dwaeyo.
- Teacher, I really can't concentrate today.
- Synonym: 선생님 (seonsaengnim)