쌈

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쌈 U+C308, 쌈
HANGUL SYLLABLE SSAM
Composition:ㅆ + ㅏ + ㅁ
← 쌇
 		Hangul Syllables 쌉 →
싸싹싺싻싼싽싾
싿쌀쌁쌂쌃쌄쌅
쌆쌇쌈쌉쌊쌋쌌
쌍쌎쌏쌐쌑쌒쌓
시 ←→ 쌔

Korean

Etymology 1

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쌈 (ssam)

싸 (ssa, “to wrap up”) +‎ ㅁ (-m, verbal noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssam
McCune–Reischauer?ssam
Yale Romanization?ssam

Noun

쌈 • (ssam)

  1. A verbal noun of 싸다 (ssada, “to wrap up”).
  2. food wrapped in leafy vegetables; vegetable wrap
    고기를 깻잎쌈을 싸서 먹다 ― gogi-reul kkaedipssam-eul ssaseo meokda ― to eat meat in perilla leaf wraps
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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?ssam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssam
McCune–Reischauer?ssam
Yale Romanization?ssām

Noun

쌈 • (ssam)

  1. (slang) Contraction of 싸움 (ssaum, “fight”).
    쌈 실력 오지네. ― Ssam sillyeok ojine. ― Wow, his fighting skills are amazing.
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