쌤

쌤 U+C324, 쌤 HANGUL SYLLABLE SSAEM Composition: ㅆ + ㅐ + ㅁ ← 쌣 [U+C323] Hangul Syllables 쌥 → [U+C325]

쌔쌕쌖쌗쌘쌙쌚 쌛쌜쌝쌞쌟쌠쌡 쌢쌣쌤쌥쌦쌧쌨 쌩쌪쌫쌬쌭쌮쌯
싸 ←	→ 쌰

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 선생님 (seonsaengnim, “teacher”), possibly originally a Gyeongsang dialect form.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssaem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssaem
McCune–Reischauer?	ssaem
Yale Romanization?	ssāym

Noun

쌤 • (ssaem)

1. (informal) teacher, teach (specifically in schools)

   Synonym: 선생님 (seonsaengnim)

   그 쌤 수업이 제일 재밌어.

   Geu ssaem sueob-i jeil jaemisseo.

   That teacher's lessons are the most fun.

   쌤, 오늘 너무 집중이 안 돼요.

   Ssaem, oneul neomu jipjung-i an dwaeyo.

   Teacher, I really can't concentrate today.