사ᄅᆞᆷ

Early Modern Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 사〯ᄅᆞᆷ (sǎlòm).

Pronunciation

• (c. 1750) IPA^(key): [saː.ɾʌm~saː.ɾam]

Noun

사ᄅᆞᆷ (salom)

1. person
   • after 1795, 李洙 (I Su) [Lee Soo] et al., chapter 2, in 重刊老乞大諺解 (Junggan Nogeoldae Eonhae) [Reprinted Nogeoldae, with Korean Interpretation]‎^{Ogura Coll. Asami Coll.}, volume 1, page 3:

     너ᄂᆞᆫ ᄯᅩ이 朝鮮(죠션)ㅅ사ᄅᆞᆷ이라 / 엇지 能(능)히 우리 한말을 니ᄅᆞᄂᆞᆫ다

     ne-non stwoi CYO.SYEN-s-salom-ila / esci NUNGhi wuli hanmal-ul nilononta

     You are a Korean person; how can you speak our Chinese language?

Descendants

• Korean: 사람 (saram)

Jeju

Etymology

See main entry.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽salɒm⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɾɒm]
• Phonetic hangul: [사ᄅᆞᆷ]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sarawm
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	salawm
Yale Romanization?	salom

Noun

사ᄅᆞᆷ (sarawm)

1. (rare) Alternative form of 사름 (sareum, “human being, person”)

Middle Korean

Etymology

살〯다〮 (sǎl-tá, “to live, to be alive”) +‎ ᄋᆞᆷ (-om, noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǎ.lʌ̀m/, [sǎ.ɾʌ̀m]

Noun

사〯ᄅᆞᆷ (sǎlòm)

1. person
   • 1446, 訓民正音諺解 (Hunmin jeongeum eonhae):

     사〯ᄅᆞᆷ마〯다〮 ᄒᆡ〯ᅇᅧ〮 수〯ᄫᅵ〮 니겨〮

     sǎlòm-mǎtá hǒyOOyé swǔWí nìkyé

     That every person would easily master it,

Synonyms

• 놈 (Yale: nwom)

Descendants

• Jeju: 사름 (sareum)
• Korean: 사람 (saram)