샴

샴 U+C0F4, 샴 HANGUL SYLLABLE SYAM Composition: ㅅ + ㅑ + ㅁ ← 샳 [U+C0F3] Hangul Syllables 샵 → [U+C0F5]

샤샥샦샧샨샩샪 샫샬샭샮샯샰샱 샲샳샴샵샶샷샸 샹샺샻샼샽샾샿
새 ←	→ 섀

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [샴]

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

Etymology 1

Proper noun

샴 • (Syam)

1. (history) Siam

Alternative forms

• 시암 (Siam)

Etymology 2

Noun

샴 • (syam)

1. Siamese cat

   Synonym: 샴고양이 (syamgoyang'i)

Etymology 3

See 샘 (saem). Compare 새암 (saeam)

Noun

샴 • (syam)

1. (Chungcheong, Seoul, Northern Jeolla dialect) Alternative form of 샘 (saem, “spring, fountain”)
   • 2015 March 29, 가신행 [gasinhaeng], “거머리의 유래 [geomeoriui yurae]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 충청남도 서산시 부석면 [chungcheongnamdo seosansi buseongmyeon]:

     그 귿틀날 그 목욕한디 그 샴이루 시술하러 신랑이 가니께.

     Geu geut'teullal geu mogyokhan-di geu syam-i-ru sisulha-reo sillang-i ga-nikke.

     After two days while the groom was bathing he went to the spring to wash his face.

2. (Northern Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong) well

   Synonym: 우물 (umul)

Etymology 4

Unknown.

Adverb

샴 • (syam)

1. (Northern Pyongan) very, greatly

   Synonym: 매우 (mae'u)