Korean

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Etymology

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Related to standard Korean 수염 (suyeom). Compare Northern dialectal 쉐미 (swemi), (swaem).

Noun

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쇄미 (swaemi)

  1. Gangwon, Pyongan, Hamgyong, Yukjin, and Russia form of 수염 (suyeom, beard)
    • 2015 February 19, 맹창범 [maengchangbeom], “수염이 없던 홍범도 [suyeomi eopdeon hongbeomdo]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 우즈베키스탄 누쿠스 [ujeubekiseutan nukuseu]:
      쇄미 미처 자랄 .
      Swaemi micheo jaral sse eop-ji.
      There was no room for a beard to grow.