쌤

쌤 U+C324, 쌤
HANGUL SYLLABLE SSAEM
Composition:ㅆ + ㅐ + ㅁ
← 쌣
[U+C323] 		Hangul Syllables 쌥 →
[U+C325]
쌔쌕쌖쌗쌘쌙쌚
쌛쌜쌝쌞쌟쌠쌡
쌢쌣쌤쌥쌦쌧쌨
쌩쌪쌫쌬쌭쌮쌯
싸 ←→ 쌰

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
Revised Romanization?ssaem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssaem
McCune–Reischauer?ssaem
Yale Romanization?ssāym

Noun

쌤 • (ssaem)

  1. (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)
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