쌈

쌈 U+C308, 쌈 HANGUL SYLLABLE SSAM Composition: ㅆ + ㅏ + ㅁ ← 쌇 [U+C307] Hangul Syllables 쌉 → [U+C309]

싸싹싺싻싼싽싾 싿쌀쌁쌂쌃쌄쌅 쌆쌇쌈쌉쌊쌋쌌 쌍쌎쌏쌐쌑쌒쌓
시 ←	→ 쌔

Korean

Etymology 1

쌈 (ssam)

싸 (ssa, “to wrap up”) +‎ ㅁ (-m, verbal noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [쌈]

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

Noun

쌈 • (ssam)

1. A verbal noun of 싸다 (ssada, “to wrap up”).
2. food wrapped in leafy vegetables; vegetable wrap

   고기를 깻잎쌈을 싸서 먹다 ― gogi-reul kkaedipssam-eul ssaseo meokda ― to eat meat in perilla leaf wraps

Derived terms

• 보쌈 (bossam)
• 쌈거리 (ssamgeori)
• 쌈김치 (ssamgimchi)
• 쌈밥 (ssambap)
• 월남쌈 (wollamssam)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [쌈(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssam
McCune–Reischauer?	ssam
Yale Romanization?	ssām

Noun

쌈 • (ssam)

1. (slang) Contraction of 싸움 (ssaum, “fight”).

   쌈 실력 오지네. ― Ssam sillyeok ojine. ― Wow, his fighting skills are amazing.