싸움

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Noun

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싸움 (ssaum)

  1. fighting, fight, quarrel, battle, contest
    싸움 걸다ssaumeul geoldato pick a fight

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