쌤

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ɛm] ~ [s͈e̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [쌤/쎔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssaem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssaem
McCune–Reischauer?	ssaem
Yale Romanization?	ssaym

Etymology 1

쌔쌕쌖쌗쌘쌙쌚 쌛쌜쌝쌞쌟쌠쌡 쌢쌣쌤쌥쌦쌧쌨 쌩쌪쌫쌬쌭쌮쌯
싸 ←	→ 쌰

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 쌤 • (ssaem)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅆ, ㅐ, and ㅁ.

Etymology 2

Contraction of 선생님 (seonsaengnim).

Noun

쌤 • (ssaem)

1. (informal) teacher

   학생은 그들의 선생님을 잘 알아서 "쌤"이라고 부른다.

   haksaeng-eun geudeur-ui seonsaengnim-eul jal araseo ssaemirago bureunda.

   The students call their teacher "ssaem" because they know them well.

Synonyms

• 선생님 (seonsaengnim)