ᄉᆡᆷ

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʌ̌jm/

Noun

ᄉᆡᆷ〯 (sǒym)

1. 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)