스팸

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English spam.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɯ(ː)pʰɛm] ~ [ˈsʰɯ(ː)pʰe̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seupaem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seupaem
McCune–Reischauer?Sŭp'aem
Yale Romanization?sū.phaym

Noun

스팸 • (seupaem)

  1. spam (unsolicited bulk electronic messages)
  2. spam (tinned meat made mainly from ham)