샘

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄉᆡᆷ〯 (Yale: sǒym).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

샘 • (saem)

1. (also figuratively) spring, fountain (source of water)

   젊음의 샘 ― jeolmeum-ui saem ― The Fountain of Youth

2. (anatomy) gland

   Synonym: 선(腺) (seon)

• 泉 (cheon), the hanja for "spring"

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 새옴〮 (Yale: sàyGwóm), originally a substantive form of Middle Korean 새오〮다〮 (sàyGwó-tá).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

샘 • (saem)

1. jealousy; envy

   Synonyms: 시기(猜忌) (sigi), 질투(嫉妬) (jiltu)

   샘이 나다 ― saem-i nada ― to become jealous (literally, “for jealousy to arise”)

• 샘하다 (saemhada, “to envy”)

• 새우다 (sae'uda, “to envy”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛ(ː)m] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샘(ː)/셈(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

샘 • (saem)

1. alternative form of 쌤 (ssaem, “(colloquial) teacher, teach (in schools)”)

Korean transliteration of various names.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛm] ~ [sʰe̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샘/셈]

샘 • (Saem)

1. Sam (European given name)