썸

썸 U+C378, 썸
HANGUL SYLLABLE SSEOM
Composition:ㅆ + ㅓ + ㅁ
← 썷
[U+C377] 		Hangul Syllables 썹 →
[U+C379]
써썩썪썫썬썭썮
썯썰썱썲썳썴썵
썶썷썸썹썺썻썼
썽썾썿쎀쎁쎂쎃
썌 ←→ 쎄

Korean

Etymology

Clipping of 썸팅 (sseomting), from English something.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sseom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sseom
McCune–Reischauer?ssŏm
Yale Romanization?ssem

Noun

썸 • (sseom)

  1. (slang) period of flirting before officially beginning a romantic relationship

Derived terms
  • 썸을 타다 (sseomeul tada, “to flirt before officially beginning a romantic relationship”)
  • 썸남 (sseomnam)
  • 썸녀 (sseomnyeo)

See also
  • 짝사랑 (jjaksarang, “crush, infatuation, unrequited love”)
  • 연애(戀愛) (yeonae, “romantic relationship”)
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