← 썷
[U+C377]
| Hangul Syllables
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[U+C379]
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써썩썪썫썬썭썮
썯썰썱썲썳썴썵
썶썷썸썹썺썻썼
썽썾썿쎀쎁쎂쎃
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| 썌 ← | → 쎄 |
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Korean
Etymology
Clipping of 썸팅 (sseomting), from English something.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sseom |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sseom |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ssŏm |
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| Yale Romanization? | ssem |
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Noun
썸 • (sseom)
- (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”)