쇄미

Korean

Etymology

Related to standard Korean 수염 (suyeom). Compare Northern dialectal 쉐미 (swemi), 쇔 (swaem).

Noun

쇄미 • (swaemi)

1. Gangwon, Pyongan, Hamgyong, Yukjin, and Russia form of 수염 (suyeom, “beard”)
   • 2015 February 19, 맹창범 [maengchangbeom], “수염이 없던 홍범도 [suyeomi eopdeon hongbeomdo]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 우즈베키스탄 누쿠스 [ujeubekiseutan nukuseu]:

     쇄미 미처 자랄 쎄 없지.

     Swaemi micheo jaral sse eop-ji.

     There was no room for a beard to grow.