사슴

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 사ᄉᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: sàsóm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠sʰɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [사슴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saseum
McCune–Reischauer?	sasŭm
Yale Romanization?	sasum

Noun

사슴 • (saseum) (counter 마리)

1. deer

Derived terms

• 대륙사슴 (daeryuksaseum, “Manchurian sika deer”)
• 말코손바닥사슴 (malkosonbadaksaseum, “moose, elk”)
• 붉은사슴 (bulgeunsaseum, “red deer”)
• 사슴벌레 (saseumbeolle, “stag beetle”)
• 주걱뿔사슴 (jugeokppulsaseum, “moose, elk”)