섬

섬 U+C12C, 섬
HANGUL SYLLABLE SEOM
Composition:ㅅ + ㅓ + ㅁ
Dubeolsik input:t-j-a
← 섫
[U+C12B] 		Hangul Syllables 섭 →
[U+C12D]

Korean

Etymology 1
서석섞섟선섡섢
섣설섥섦섧섨섩
섪섫섬섭섮섯섰
성섲섳섴섵섶섷
섀 ←→ 세

Syllable

섬 • (seom)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ, ㅓ, and ㅁ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 셤 (syem).

Possibly related to Baekje 斯麻 (*sima, “island”) and Japanese 島 (しま, shima, “island”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[sʰɘːm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[섬:]
Revised Romanization? seom
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seom
McCune–Reischauer? sŏm
Yale Romanization? sēm

Noun

섬 • (seom)

  1. island, islet or insular

References
  1. Vovin, Alexander (2013), “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume 15, issue 2, John Benjamins Publishing Company, DOI:10.1075/kl.15.2.03vov, pages 222-240.
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