샘

샘 U+C0D8, 샘 HANGUL SYLLABLE SAEM Composition: ㅅ + ㅐ + ㅁ ← 샗 [U+C0D7] Hangul Syllables 샙 → [U+C0D9]

새색샊샋샌샍샎 샏샐샑샒샓샔샕 샖샗샘샙샚샛샜 생샞샟샠샡샢샣
사 ←	→ 샤

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄉᆡᆷ〯 (Yale: sǒym).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
  • 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)

1. (also figuratively) spring, fountain (source of water)

   젊음의 샘 ― jeolmeum-ui saem ― The Fountain of Youth

2. (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), 1449, as Middle Korean 새옴〮 (Yale: sàyGwóm), originally a substantive form of Middle Korean 새오〮다〮 (sàyGwó-tá).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
  • 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)

1. jealousy; envy

   Synonyms: 시기(猜忌) (sigi), 질투(嫉妬) (jiltu)

   샘이 나다 ― saem-i nada ― to become jealous (literally, “for jealousy to arise”)

Derived terms

• 샘하다 (saemhada, “to envy”)

Related terms

• 새우다 (sae'uda, “to envy”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
  • 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)

1. Alternative form of 쌤 (ssaem, “(colloquial) teacher, teach (in schools)”).

Etymology 4

Korean transliteration of various names.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛm] ~ [sʰe̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샘/셈]

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

Proper noun

샘 • (Saem)

1. Sam (European given name)