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섬	U+C12C, 섬 HANGUL SYLLABLE SEOM

Composition:

ㅅ + ㅓ + ㅁCategory:Character boxes with compositions

← 섫
[U+C12B]

Hangul Syllables Category:Hangul Syllables block#*0000049452

섭 →
[U+C12D]

Category:Hangul script characters#%20

섀 ←	→ 세
서 석 섞 섟 선 섡 섢 섣 설 섥 섦 섧 섨 섩 섪 섫섬섭 섮 섯 섰 성 섲 섳 섴 섵 섶 섷

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 섬 (seom).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽səm⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [sʰəm]
Phonetic hangul: [섬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seom
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seom
Yale Romanization^?	sem

Category:Jeju terms with IPA pronunciation

Noun

섬 (seom)Category:Jeju lemmas#섬 Category:Jeju nouns#섬 Category:Jeju entries with incorrect language header#섬 Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬

island

References

“섬” in Andrew Cheng; K. David Harrison, Jeju-eo Talking Dictionary, Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, 2014.

Category:jje:Landforms#섬

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean Category:Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean#섬 Category:Korean terms derived from Middle Korean#섬 셤〯 (Yale: syěm).Category:Native Korean words#섬

Possibly related to Baekje 斯麻 (*syema, “island”) and Japanese 島 (shima, “island”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɘ(ː)m]Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#섬
Phonetic hangul: [섬(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seom
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seom
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏm
Yale Romanization^?	sēm

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 섬의 / 섬에 / 섬까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.
Category:Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked

Noun

섬 • (seom)Category:Korean lemmas#섬 Category:Korean nouns#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#섬 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#섬 Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬

island, islet or insular

Derived terms

돌섬 (dolseom)
모래섬 (moraeseom)
바위섬 (bawiseom)
섬나라 (seomnara)
섬마을 (seomma'eul)
섬참새 (seomchamsae)
섬촉새 (seomchoksae)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean Category:Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean#섬 Category:Korean terms derived from Middle Korean#섬 셤〮 (Yale: syém).Category:Native Korean words#섬

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹m]
Phonetic hangul: [섬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seom
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seom
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏm
Yale Romanization^?	sem

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Noun

섬 • (seom)Category:Korean lemmas#섬 Category:Korean nouns#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#섬 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#섬 Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬

straw sack (used to hold grains or food)

Derived terms

겻섬 (gyeotseom)
볏섬 (byeotseom)
섬거적 (seomgeojeok)
섬밥 (seombap)
섬벼 (seombyeo)
섬통 (seomtong)
숯섬 (sutseom)
쌀섬 (ssalseom)

Counter

섬 • (seom)Category:Korean lemmas#섬 Category:Korean counters#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#섬 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#섬 Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬

a seom, a traditional Korean unit of volume equal to approximately 180 litres; mostly used when measuring grain such as rice
Synonym: 석(石) (seok)Category:Korean links with redundant target parameters#섬 Category:Korean links with manual fragments#섬

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean Category:Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean#섬 Category:Korean terms derived from Middle Korean#섬 섬〮 (Yale: sém).Category:Native Korean words#섬

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹m]
Phonetic hangul: [섬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seom
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seom
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏm
Yale Romanization^?	sem

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Noun

섬 • (seom)Category:Korean lemmas#섬 Category:Korean nouns#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#섬 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#섬 Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬

(uncommon Category:Korean terms with uncommon senses#섬 in isolation) stone stairsteps (in traditional houses)

Derived terms

섬돌 (seomdol)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 銛Category:Sino-Korean words.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹m]
Phonetic hangul: [섬]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seom
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seom
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏm
Yale Romanization^?	sem

Category:Korean terms with IPA pronunciation

Noun

섬 • (seom) (hanja 銛)Category:Korean lemmas#섬 Category:Korean nouns#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#섬 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#섬 Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬

(rare Category:Korean terms with rare senses#섬) synonym of 작살 (jaksal, “(fishing Category:ko:Fishing#섬) harpoon”)

Derived terms

See the hanja entry at 銛 for Sino-Korean compounds of 섬 (銛, seom).

Etymology 5

See the main entry.

Verb

섬 • (seom)Category:Korean non-lemma forms#섬 Category:Korean verb forms#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#섬 Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#섬 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#섬 Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬

verbal noun of 서다 (seoda, “to stand”)

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

섬 • (seom)Category:Korean lemmas#섬 Category:Korean syllables#섬 Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#섬 Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬 Category:Hanja readings#섬 Category:Sino-Korean words#섬

More information

纖:
(MC reading: 纖 (MC sjem))
殲: annihilation
(eumhun reading: 다죽일 섬 (dajugil seom))
(MC reading: 殲 (MC tsjem))
閃: flash
(eumhun reading: 번쩍일 섬 (beonjjeogil seom))
(MC reading: 閃 (MC syemX|syemH))
蟾:
(MC reading: 蟾 (MC tsyem|dzyem))
暹:
(MC reading: 暹 (MC sjem))
贍:
(MC reading: 贍 (MC dzyemH))
剡:
(MC reading: 剡 (MC yemX|dzyemX))
陝:
(MC reading: 陝 (MC syemX))
孅:
(MC reading: 孅 (MC sjem))
憸:
(MC reading: 憸 (MC sjem|tshjem|xjemX|tshjemX))
摻:
(MC reading: 摻 (MC sream|sreamX))
睒:
(MC reading: 睒 (MC syemX|thamH))
譫:
(MC reading: 譫 (MC dap|tsyap))
銛:
(MC reading: 銛 (MC sjem|themX|kwat))
韱:
(MC reading: 韱 (MC sjem))

References

↑ Vovin, Alexander (2013), “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics‎, volume 15, number 2 (PDF), John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, pages 222-240.

Category:ko:Landforms#섬 Category:ko:Units of measure#섬

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sə́m/Category:Middle Korean terms with IPA pronunciation#ㅅ㄰ㅓ㄰㆏ㅁ㄰

Noun

섬〮 (sém)Category:Middle Korean lemmas#ㅅ㄰ㅓ㄰㆏ㅁ㄰Category:Middle Korean nouns#ㅅ㄰ㅓ㄰㆏ㅁ㄰Category:Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations#ㅅ㄰ㅓ㄰㆏ㅁ㄰Category:Middle Korean entries with incorrect language header#ㅅ㄰ㅓ㄰㆏ㅁ㄰Category:Pages with entries#섬 Category:Pages with 3 entries#섬

stairstep
- 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin Seokbo], page 2:27a:
  階(갱)砌(촁〮)ᄂᆞᆫ〮 서〮미라〮
  KÀY.CHYÉY-nón sém-ìlá
  [The Chinese word] 階砌 means, "step."
  Category:Middle Korean terms with quotations#ㅅ㄰ㅓ㄰㆏ㅁ㄰

Descendants

Korean: 섬 (seom)

[1] Vovin, Alexander (2013), “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics‎, volume 15, number 2 (PDF), John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, pages 222-240.

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