ᄉᆡᆷ

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʌ̌jm/

Noun

ᄉᆡᆷ〯 (sǒym)

spring (source of water)
- 1447, “Stanza 2”, in 龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가 [Yongbi Eocheon'ga]:
  ᄉᆡ〯미〮 기픈〮 므〮른〮 ᄀᆞ〮ᄆᆞ래〮 아니〮 그츨〮ᄊᆡ〮 내〯히〮 이러〮 바ᄅᆞ〮래〮 가〮ᄂᆞ니〮
  sǒym-í kìphún múl-ún kómòl-áy àní kùchúlssóy nǎyh-í ìlé pàlól-áy kánòní
  The water from a deep spring, for a drought dries it not, becomes a stream and flows into the sea.

Descendants

Korean: 샘 (saem)

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