섬
Jeju
Etymology
Noun
섬 (seom)
References
- “섬” in Andrew Cheng; K. David Harrison, Jeju-eo Talking Dictionary, Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, 2014.
Korean
Etymology 1
| 서석섞섟선섡섢 섣설섥섦섧섨섩 섪섫섬섭섮섯섰 성섲섳섴섵섶섷 | |
| 섀 ← | → 세 |
|---|---|
Syllable
(deprecated template usage) 섬 • (seom)
- (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ, ㅓ, and ㅁ.
Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 셤 (Yale: syem).
Possibly related to Baekje 斯麻 (*sima, “island”) and Japanese 島 (shima, “island”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɘ(ː)m]
- 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 |
Noun
섬 • (seom)
Derived terms
- 섬참새 (seomchamsae)
References
- ^ Vovin, Alexander (2013) “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics[1], volume 15, number 2 (PDF), John Benjamins Publishing Company, , pages 222-240.