싸움

Korean

Alternative forms

• 쌈 (ssam) — contraction
• 싸홈 (ssahom) — obsolete

Etymology

From Middle Korean 싸홈〮 (Yale: ssàhwóm), 사홈〮 (Yale: sàhwóm).

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 싸홈〮 (Yale: ssàhwóm). Substantive form of 싸우— (ssau-, “to fight”), formed with the suffix —ㅁ (-m).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠um]
• Phonetic hangul: [싸움]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssaum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssaum
McCune–Reischauer?	ssaum
Yale Romanization?	ssawum

Noun

싸움 • (ssaum)

1. fighting, fight, quarrel, battle, contest

   싸움을 걸다 ― ssaumeul geolda ― to pick a fight

Synonyms

• 다툼 (datum)
• 격투 (激鬪, gyeoktu)
• 분쟁 (紛爭, bunjaeng)
• 투쟁 (鬪爭, tujaeng)

Derived terms

• 가마싸움 (gamassaum)
• 감정싸움 (憾情—, gamjeongssaum)
• 눈싸움 (nunssaum)
• 머리싸움 (meorissaum)
• 부부싸움 (夫婦—, bubussaum)
• 사랑싸움 (sarangssaum)
• 싸움꾼 (ssaumkkun)
• 싸움닭 (ssaumdak)
• 싸움마당 (ssaummadang)
• 싸움발톱 (ssaumbaltop)
• 싸움쟁이 (ssaumjaeng'i)
• 싸움질 (ssaumjil)
• 싸움터 (ssaumteo)
• 싸움판 (ssaumpan)
• 싸움패 (—牌, ssaumpae)
• 싸움하다 (ssaumhada)
• 연싸움 (鳶—, yeonssaum)
• 입싸움 (ipssaum)
• 집안싸움 (jibanssaum)
• 칼싸움 (kalssaum)
• 횃불싸움 (hwaetbulssaum)