싸움

Korean

Alternative forms

  • (ssam) contraction
  • 싸홈 (ssahom) obsolete

Etymology

From Middle Korean 싸홈〮 (Yale: ssàhwóm), 사홈〮 (Yale: sàhwóm).

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 싸홈〮 (Yale: ssàhwóm). Substantive form of 싸우— (ssau-, “to fight”), formed with the suffix —ㅁ (-m).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

싸움 (ssaum)

  1. fighting, fight, quarrel, battle, contest
    싸움 걸다ssaumeul geoldato pick a fight

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 가마싸움 (gamassaum)
  • 감정싸움 (憾情, gamjeongssaum)
  • 눈싸움 (nunssaum)
  • 머리싸움 (meorissaum)
  • 부부싸움 (夫婦, bubussaum)
  • 사랑싸움 (sarangssaum)
  • 싸움꾼 (ssaumkkun)
  • 싸움닭 (ssaumdak)
  • 싸움마당 (ssaummadang)
  • 싸움발톱 (ssaumbaltop)
  • 싸움쟁이 (ssaumjaeng'i)
  • 싸움질 (ssaumjil)
  • 싸움터 (ssaumteo)
  • 싸움판 (ssaumpan)
  • 싸움패 (, ssaumpae)
  • 싸움하다 (ssaumhada)
  • 연싸움 (, yeonssaum)
  • 입싸움 (ipssaum)
  • 집안싸움 (jibanssaum)
  • 칼싸움 (kalssaum)
  • 횃불싸움 (hwaetbulssaum)
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