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Korean
Etymology 1 First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례 Middle Korean ᄉᆡᆷ〯 Yale : sǒym ).
Pronunciation (SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) : ~ Phonetic hangul: 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 )
( also figuratively ) spring , fountain ( source of water )
젊음 의 샘 jeolmeum-ui saem ― The Fountain of Youth ( anatomy ) gland
Synonym: 선(腺) ( seon )
Derived terms 땀샘 ( ttamsaem ) 샘구멍 ( saemgumeong ) 샘물 ( saemmul ) 샘터 ( saemteo ) 옹달샘 ( ongdalsaem ) 침샘 ( chimsaem )
See also 泉 ( cheon ) , the hanja for "spring"
Etymology 2 First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡 Middle Korean 새옴〮 Yale : sàyGwóm ), originally a substantive form of Middle Korean 새오〮다〮 ( sàyGwó-tá ) .
Pronunciation (SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) : ~ Phonetic hangul: 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 )
jealousy ; envy
Synonyms: 시기(猜忌) ( sigi ) , 질투(嫉妬) ( jiltu ) 샘 이 나다 saem -i nadato become jealous (literally, “for jealousy to arise ”)
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Etymology 3
Pronunciation (SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) : ~ Phonetic hangul: 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 )
Alternative form of 쌤 ( ssaem , “ ( colloquial ) ” ) .
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 )
Sam ( European given name )