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Korean
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Etymology
From Middle Korean 싸홈〮 (Yale: ssàhwóm), 사홈〮 (Yale: sàhwóm).
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 싸홈〮 (Yale: ssàhwóm). Substantive form of 싸우— (ssau-, “to fight”), formed with the suffix —ㅁ (-m).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ssaum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ssaum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ssaum |
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| Yale Romanization? | ssawum |
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Noun
싸움 • (ssaum)
- fighting, fight, quarrel, battle, contest
- 싸움을 걸다 ― ssaumeul geolda ― to pick a fight
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