암

암 U+C554, 암
HANGUL SYLLABLE AM
Composition:ㅇ + ㅏ + ㅁ
Dubeolsik input:d-k-a
← 앓
[U+C553] 		Hangul Syllables 압 →
[U+C555]

Korean

아악앆앇안앉않
앋알앍앎앏앐앑
앒앓암압앖앗았
앙앚앛앜앝앞앟
씨 ←→ 애

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 癌 (“cancer”)

Noun

암 • (am) (hanja 癌)

  1. cancer (illness)
Derived terms
  • 폐암 (肺癌, pyeam, “lung cancer”)
  • 간암 (肝癌, ganam, “liver cancer”)
  • 악성종양 (惡性腫瘍, akseongjong-yang, “a malignant tumor; cancer”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean 아ᇡ (amh). The final h leaves traces in fossilised compounds, changing following consonants into aspirated consonants, when possible.

Prefix

암 • (am-)

  1. female, she- (non-human)
Derived terms
  • 암컷 (amkeot, “female animal”)
  • 암소 (amso, “cow”)
  • 암퇘지 (amtwaeji, “sow”)
  • 암캐 (amkae, “bitch, she-dog”)
  • 암말 (ammal, “mare”)
  • 암꽃 (amkkot, “female flower”)
  • 암탉 (amtak, “hen”)
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