Korean

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Etymology

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From (dak, “chicken”) + 싸움 (ssaum, “fighting”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dakssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dalgssaum
McCune–Reischauer?takssaum
Yale Romanization?talkssawum

Noun

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닭싸움 (dakssaum)

  1. cockfighting, a Korean children's game in which two or more people hop on one leg and try to knock each other over