썸

썸 U+C378, 썸 HANGUL SYLLABLE SSEOM Composition: ㅆ + ㅓ + ㅁ ← 썷 [U+C377] Hangul Syllables 썹 → [U+C379]

써썩썪썫썬썭썮 썯썰썱썲썳썴썵 썶썷썸썹썺썻썼 썽썾썿쎀쎁쎂쎃
썌 ←	→ 쎄

Korean

Etymology

Clipping of 썸팅 (sseomting), from English something.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [썸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseom
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŏm
Yale Romanization?	ssem

Noun

썸 • (sseom)

1. (slang) period of flirting before officially beginning a romantic relationship

Derived terms

• 썸을 타다 (sseomeul tada, “to flirt before officially beginning a romantic relationship”)
• 썸남 (sseomnam)
• 썸녀 (sseomnyeo)

See also

• 짝사랑 (jjaksarang, “crush, infatuation, unrequited love”)
• 연애(戀愛) (yeonae, “romantic relationship”)