싸움

Korean

Alternative forms

쌈 (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

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠um]
Phonetic hangul: [싸움]

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

Noun

싸움 • (ssaum)

fighting, fight, quarrel, battle, contest
Synonyms: 다툼 (datum), 격투(激鬪) (gyeoktu), 분쟁(紛爭) (bunjaeng), 투쟁(鬪爭) (tujaeng)

싸움을 걸다 ― ssaumeul geolda ― to pick a fight

Derived terms

가마싸움 (gamassaum)
감정(憾情)싸움 (gamjeongssaum)
눈싸움 (nunssaum)
닭싸움 (dakssaum)
말싸움 (malssaum)
머리싸움 (meorissaum)
부부(夫婦)싸움 (bubussaum)
사랑싸움 (sarangssaum)
싸움꾼 (ssaumkkun)
싸움닭 (ssaumdak)
싸움마당 (ssaummadang)
싸움발톱 (ssaumbaltop)
싸움쟁이 (ssaumjaeng'i)
싸움질 (ssaumjil)
싸움터 (ssaumteo)
싸움판 (ssaumpan)
싸움패(牌) (ssaumpae)
싸움하다 (ssaumhada)
연(鳶)싸움 (yeonssaum)
입싸움 (ipssaum)
집안싸움 (jibanssaum)
칼싸움 (kalssaum)
횃불싸움 (hwaetbulssaum)