# 새

| 새 | U+C0C8, &#49352; HANGUL SYLLABLE SAE |
| Composition: | ㅅ + ㅐ |
| ← 샇 [U+C0C7] | Hangul Syllables | 색 → [U+C0C9] |
새색샊샋샌샍샎 샏샐샑샒샓샔샕 샖샗샘샙샚샛샜 생샞샟샠샡샢샣 :
| 사 ← | → 샤 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 새〯 (Yale: sǎy), the rising pitch implying an earlier bisyllabic form *saCi, which is reflected in Jeju 생이 (saeng'i) and 상이 (sang'i), and dialectal 사이 (sai, Gyeonggi, South Chungcheong, Hwanghae).
Compare also Japanese 鷺(さぎ) (sagi, “heron, egret”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰɛ(ː)] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)/세(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 새의 / 새에 / 새까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

#### Noun

새 • (sae)
* bird (in general)
    Synonym: (academic) 조류(鳥類) (joryu)
    새가 힘차게 날개를 치며 저 하늘을 향해 활활 날아올랐다.Sae-ga himchage nalgae-reul chimyeo jeo haneur-eul hyanghae hwalhwal naraollatda.The bird soared to the skies, mightily flapping its wings.
    새들이 나뭇가지 위에 앉아 짹짹 지저귀며 노래하고 있다.Sae-deur-i namutgaji wi-e anja jjaekjjaek jijeogwi-myeo noraehago itda.There are birds chirping and singing on a tree branch.
** 1955 (posthumous), 윤동주／尹東柱<t:Yun Dong-ju>, “별똥 떨어진데 [Where the Shooting Star has Fallen]”, in 하늘과 바람과 별과 詩(시) [Sky, Wind, Stars, and Poetry]:어디로 간들 生(생)의 뿌리를 박지 못하며 어디로 간들 生(생)活(활)의 不(불)平(평)이 있을소냐, 칙칙하면 솔솔 솔바람이 불어오고, 심심하면 새가 와서 노래를 부르다 가고, 촐촐하면 한줄기 비가 오고, 밤이면 數(수)많은 별들과 오손도손 이야기 할수 있고 […]Eodi-ro ga-ndeul saeng-ui ppuri-reul bak-ji motha-myeo eodi-ro ga-ndeul saenghwar-ui bulpyeong-i iss-eulsonya, chikchikhamyeon solsol solbaram-i bureoogo, simsimhamyeon sae-ga wa-seo norae-reul bureuda gago, cholcholhamyeon hanjulgi bi-ga ogo, bam-i-myeon sumaneun byeol-deul-gwa osondoson iyagi hal su itgoWherever [the tree] goes, would it not take its root of life there? Wherever [the tree] goes, would it have anything to complain of? When feeling sombre, the breeze gently blows; when bored, the birds come by to sing; when thirsty, the rain comes down; at night, it can talk to countless stars.

##### Derived terms

* 가리새 (garisae, “blackfaced spoonbill”)
* 개발새발 (gaebalsaebal)
* 겨울새 (gyeoulsae, “winter bid”)
* 경(更)새 (gyeongsae)
* 고지새 (gojisae, “migratory Chinese grosbeak”)
* 골락새 (gollaksae)
* 공작(孔雀)새 (gongjaksae, “peacock”)
* 군함(軍艦)새 (gunhamsae, “frigatebird”)
* 굴뚝새 (gulttuksae, “wren”)
* 귀곡(鬼哭)새 (gwigoksae)
* 꿀새 (kkulsae, “sugarbird”)
* 나그네새 (nageunesae, “migratory bird”)
* 난(鸞)새 (nansae)
* 녹두(綠豆)새 (nokdusae)
* 단풍(丹楓)새 (danpungsae, “waxbill”)
* 도요새 (doyosae, “snipe, longbill”)
* 동박새 (dongbaksae, “whiteeye, Zosterops”)
* 되새 (doesae, “bramble finch, brambling”)
* 두견(杜鵑)새 (dugyeonsae, “little cuckoo, Asian lesser cuckoo”)
* 들새 (deulsae, “wild bird”)
* 따옥새 (ttaoksae)
* 딱새 (ttaksae, “redstart, flycatcher”)
* 떠돌이새 (tteodorisae)
* 떼새 (ttesae, “a flock of birds”)
* 멥새 (mepsae, “meadow bunting”)
* 멧새 (metsae, “bunting”)
* 무당새 (mudangsae, “yellow bunting”)
* 무덤새 (mudeomsae, “megapode, scrub turkey, mound bird”)
* 물레새 (mullesae, “forest wagtail”)
* 물새 (mulsae, “waterfowl”)
* 물총(銃)새 (mulchongsae, “kingfisher, common Indian kingfisher”)
* 바닷새 (badatsae, “seabird”)
* 박새 (baksae, “chickadee, titmouse”)
* 밤새 (bamsae, “nocturnal bird”)
* 방울새 (bang'ulsae, “goldfinch, bellbird, green linnet”)
* 뱁새 (baepsae, “Korean crow-tit”)
* 벌새 (beolsae, “hummingbird, rackettail, saberwing”)
* 보호(保護)새 (bohosae)
* 봉(鳳)새 (bongsae)
* 봉황(鳳凰)새 (bonghwangsae, “phoenix, Chinese phoenix”)
* 부엉새 (bueongsae, “great horned owl, long eared owl”)
* 불새 (bulsae, “firebird”)
* 붕(鵬)새 (bungsae, “roc”)
* 뻐국새 (ppeoguksae)
* 사냥새 (sanyangsae)
* 사다새 (sadasae, “pelican”)
* 산(山)새 (sansae, “mountain bird”)
* 산(山)새밥 (sansaebap, “Eurasian woodthrush”)
* 새가슴 (saegaseum, “chicken breast”)
* 새고기 (saegogi, “fowl, poultry”)
* 새그물 (saegeumul, “fowling net, sparrow net”)
* 새대가리 (saedaegari, “birdbrain, fool”)
* 새덫 (saedeot)
* 새둥주리 (saedungjuri, “bird's nest”)
* 새똥 (saettong, “guano”)
* 새막(幕) (saemak, “shed built in a field to ward off sparrows”)
* 새망(網) (saemang)
* 새매 (saemae, “sparrowhawk”)
* 새무리 (saemuri)
* 새벼룩 (saebyeoruk)
* 새보다 (saeboda, “to shoo away sparrows from crops”)
* 새부리 (saeburi, “bird beak”)
* 새소리 (saesori, “birdsong”)
* 새알 (saeal, “bird's egg”)
* 새장(欌) (saejang, “birdcage”)
* 새장(欌)수 (saejangsu, “bird-seller, bird dealer”)
* 새점(占) (saejeom, “ornithomancy”)
* 새집 (saejip, “birdhouse, new house”)
* 새찜 (saejjim)
* 새총(銃) (saechong, “slingshot, catapult, bird gun”)
* 새타령 (saetaryeong)
* 새털 (saeteol, “feather, fluff”)
* 새홀리기 (saeholligi, “hobby, Eurasian hobby”)
* 소쩍새 (sojjeoksae, “scops owl”)
* 솔새 (solsae, “leaf warbler, willow warbler”)
* 쇠새 (soesae)
* 수꾸머리새 (sukkumeorisae)
* 수새 (susae, “cock”)
* 수알치새 (sualchisae)
* 숲새 (supsae, “woodland birds, short-tailed brush warbler, Asian stubtail”)
* 슴새 (seumsae, “streaked shearwater, petrel”)
* 시조(始祖)새 (sijosae, “Archaeopteryx”)
* 쏙독새 (ssokdoksae, “nightjar, whippoorwill, goatsucker, jungle goatsucker, Korean nightjar”)
* 쑥새 (ssuksae, “rustic bunting”)
* 암새 (amsae, “hen”)
* 앵무(鸚鵡)새 (aengmusae, “parrot”)
* 양진새 (yangjinsae)
* 여름새 (yeoreumsae, “summer bird, summer visitor”)
* 연새 (yeonsae)
* 열대(熱帶)새 (yeoldaesae, “tropicbird, longtail”)
* 오디새 (odisae)
* 울새 (ulsae, “robin, redbreast, warbler”)
* 원앙(鴛鴦)새 (wonangsae, “mandarin duck”)
* 유치(有齒)새 (yuchisae)
* 이(利)론새 (ironsae)
* 자고(鷓鴣)새 (jagosae, “partridge”)
* 잘새 (jalsae)
* 잣새 (jatsae, “crossbill, crossbeak”)
* 장고새 (janggosae)
* 장박새 (jangbaksae, “goldfinch, green linnet”)
* 장작새 (jangjaksae)
* 저어새 (jeo'eosae, “blackfaced spoonbill”)
* 조롱(鳥籠)새 (jorongsae)
* 조상(祖上)새 (josangsae)
* 종달새 (jongdalsae, “lark, skylark, pipit”)
* 짐(鴆)새 (jimsae)
* 참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”)
* 척령(鶺鴒)새 (cheongnyeongsae)
* 철새 (cheolsae, “migratory bird, bird of passage”)
* 청(靑)노새 (cheongnosae)
* 청(靑)새 (cheongsae)
* 촉새 (choksae, “black-faced bunting, gabber”)
* 칼새 (kalsae, “swift, salangane”)
* 코뿔새 (koppulsae, “hornbill, rhinoceros hornbill”)
* 콩새 (kongsae, “hawfinch, Korean hawfinch, evening grosbeak”)
* 콩새류 (kongsaeryu, “grosbeak”)
* 크낙새 (keunaksae, “white-bellied woodpecker”)
* 큰부리새 (keunburisae, “toucan”)
* 텃새 (teotsae, “resident bird, sedentary bird”)
* 티티새 (titisae, “dusky thrush”)
* 파랑새 (parangsae, “bluebird, broad-billed roller”)
* 피리새 (pirisae, “bullfinch, hardbill”)
* 피죽새 (pijuksae, “bulbul”)
* 할미새 (halmisae, “wagtail”)
* 해(害)론새 (haeronsae)
* 햇새 (haetsae)
* 호반(湖畔)새 (hobansae, “kingfisher, ruddy kingfisher”)
* 황금(黃金)새 (hwanggeumsae, “Narcissus flycatcher”)
* 황새 (hwangsae, “stork”)
* 휘파람새 (hwiparamsae, “bush warbler, Japanese nightingale”)
* 흉년(凶年)새 (hyungnyeonsae)
* 힝둥새 (hingdungsae, “olive-backed pipit, Indian tree pipit”)

##### See also

* 鳥 (jo), the hanja for "bird"

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 새〮 (Yale: sáy).
Originally in Middle Korean, in addition to being a determiner, the term also functioned as a noun meaning "something new". However, that is no longer the case in Modern Korean, and its remnant—albeit less transparent to the modern speaker—survives in certain constructions such as 새로 (saero, “newly”, literally “as something new”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰɛ] ~ [sʰe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [새/세]

#### Determiner

새 • (sae)
* new, novel; fresh
    Antonyms: 옛 (yet, “old; previous”), 헌 (heon, “worn out; used”)
    길고 길었던 밤이 새니 이윽고 세상에 새 날이 밝았다.Gilgo gireot-deon bam-i saeni ieukgo sesang-e sae nar-i balgatda.The long night has passed, and a new day has dawned upon the world.
    우리에게는 참신한 새 아이디어들이 절실히 필요하다.Uri-ege-neun chamsinhan sae aidieo-deur-i jeolsilhi piryohada.We are desperately in need of original and fresh ideas.

##### Derived terms

* 새것 (saegeot)
* 새날 (saenal)
* 새내기 (saenaegi)
* 새달 (saedal)
* 새댁 (—宅, saedaek)
* 새말 (saemal)
* 새물 (saemul)
* 새바람 (saebaram)
* 새봄 (saebom)
* 새사람 (saesaram)
* 새살 (saesal)
* 새살림 (saesallim)
* 새색시 (saesaeksi)
* 새서방 (—書房, saeseobang)
* 새순 (—筍, saesun)
* 새신랑 (—新郞, saesillang)
* 새싹 (saessak)
* 새아가 (saeaga)
* 새아기 (saeagi)
* 새아버지 (saeabeoji)
* 새아빠 (saeappa)
* 새아주머니 (saeajumeoni)
* 새어머니 (saeeomeoni)
* 새언니 (saeeonni)
* 새엄마 (saeeomma)
* 새잎 (saeip)
* 새장가 (saejangga)
* 새집 (saejip)
* 새판 (saepan)
* 새해 (saehae)

##### Related terms

* 새로 (saero, “newly”)
* 새롭다 (saeropda, “new”)

##### See also

* 신(新) (sin-, “new”, prefix)

### Etymology 3

Regular contraction from 사이 (sai, “gap; space between”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰɛ(ː)] ~ [sʰe̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)/세(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

새 • (sae)
* Contraction of 사이 (sai, “gap; space between”).
** 1987, “어젯밤 이야기 (eojetbam iyagi) [Last Night Story]”, 박건호 / 朴建浩 (Bak Geonho) [Park Gun-ho] (lyrics), performed by 소방차 (Sobangcha):쉴 새 없는 음악swil sae eomneun eumakunending music(literally, “music that has no space to rest”)

##### Derived terms

* 고새 (gosae)
* 굽새 (gupsae)
* 그새 (geusae)
* 날새 (nalsae)
* 발새 (balsae)
* 밤새 (bamsae)
* 새때 (saettae)
* 새막이 (saemagi)
* 새새 (saesae)
* 새중간 (—中間, saejunggan)
* 새짬 (saejjam)
* 새참 (saecham)
* 새치기 (saechigi)
* 샛가지 (saetgaji)
* 샛간 (—間, saetgan)
* 샛강 (—江, saetgang)
* 샛골목 (saetgolmok)
* 샛기둥 (saetgidung)
* 샛길 (saetgil)
* 샛눈 (saennun)
* 샛문 (—門, saenmun)
* 샛방 (—房, saetbang)
* 샛벽 (—壁, saetbyeok)
* 샛서방 (—書房, saetseobang)
* 샛요기 (—療飢, saedyogi)
* 샛장식 (—裝飾, saetjangsik)
* 샛장지 (—障—, saetjangji)
* 샛짚 (saetjip)
* 어느새 (eoneusae)
* 요새 (yosae)
* 잇새 (itsae)
* 틈새 (teumsae)

### Etymology 4

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 새〯 (Yale: sǎy).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰɛ] ~ [sʰe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [새/세]

#### Noun

새 • (sae) (uncommon in isolation)
* a general term for any plant from the family Poaceae: the true grasses
** (specifically) Arundinella hirta (a type of grass native to East Asia)
    Synonym: 야고초(野古草) (yagocho)
** Short for 억새 (eoksae): silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis)
* straw thatch used for roofing
    Synonym: 이엉 (ieong, “straw thatch”)

##### See also

* 기와 (giwa)

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 璽.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰɛ] ~ [sʰe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [새/세]

#### Noun

새 • (sae) (hanja 璽)
* Synonym of 국새(國璽) (guksae, “royal seal; state seal”)
** 1990 October 30, “論(논)難(란) 구구한 日(일)王(왕)즉위식”, in The Kyunghyang Shinmun:또한 즉위식에 등장되는 劍(검)과 璽(새)도 논란의 대상이다。Ttohan jeugwisig-e deungjang-doeneun geom-gwa sae-do nollan-ui daesang-ida.On top of that, the sword and royal seal used in the coronation ceremony are also subjects of controversy.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 璽 for Sino-Korean compounds of 새 (璽, sae).

### Etymology 6

Ultimately from Middle Korean 사ᄫᅵ〮 (Yale: sàWí). Presumably a borrowing from central Korean into the local dialect rather than the traditional dialectal form, which would be 새비 (saebi).

#### Pronunciation

* (Busan) IPA: [sʰé~sé]

#### Noun

새 • (sae)
* (southern Gyeongsang) Dialectal form of 새우 (sae'u, “shrimp”)

##### Synonyms

Historical and regional synonyms of 새우 (sae'u, “shrimp; prawn”) :
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| Group | Region | Location | Words |
| Standardised forms | South Korean Standard Language | South Korean Standard Language | 새우 (sae'u) (general), 생이 (saeng'i) (small freshwater), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small freshwater), 토하 (toha) (small freshwater), 징거미 (jinggeomi) (large freshwater), 대하 (daeha) (large marine) |
| Standardised forms | North Korean Cultured Language | North Korean Cultured Language | 새우 (sae'u) (general) |
| Historical forms | Middle Korean | Middle Korean | 사ᄫᅵ〮 (sàWí) |
| Historical forms | Early Modern Seoul Korean | Early Modern Seoul Korean | 새요 (saeyo), 새오 (sae'o), 새우 (sae'u) (from 19th c.) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Modern colloquial Seoul | 새우 (se'u) (general), 생이 (seng'i) (small freshwater), 새뱅이 (sebeng'i) (small freshwater), 토하 (toha) (small freshwater), 징거미 (jinggeomi) (large freshwater), 대하 (deha) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Traditional Seoul | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 생이 (saeng'i) (small) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Kaesong | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 생이 (saeng'i) (small) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Changpung | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 생이 (saeng'i) (small) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yeoncheon | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 생이 (saeng'i) (small) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Paju | 새우 (sae'u), 대하 (daeha) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Pocheon | 새우 (sae'u), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small freshwater) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Ganghwa | 새우 (sae'u), 대와 (daewa) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yangpyeong | 새오 (sae'o) (small freshwater), 생오 (saeng'o) (small marine), 징게미 (jing:gemi) (large) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Hwaseong | 새우 (sae'u), 새갱이 (saegaeng'i) (freshwater), 대화 (daehwa) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yongin | 새우 (sae'u), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Icheon | 새우 (sae'u) (esp. marine), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (esp. freshwater) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Chuncheon | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Wonju | 새우 (sae'u), 생이 (saeng'i), 징게미 (jing:gemi) (large freshwater) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Kosan | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Pyonggang | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Cheorwon | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Inje | 새우 (sae'u), 징게미 (jing:gemi) (large freshwater) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hongcheon | 새우 (sae'u) (general), 징게미 (jing:gemi) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hoengseong | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Gangneung | 생오 (sáengò) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Wonsan | 새비 (saebi) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kumya | 새비 (saebi) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kowon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Munchon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Anbyeon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Tongchon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kosong | 새비 (saebi), 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Yangyang | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Samcheok | 생오 (séngò) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Pyeongchang | 새우 (sae'u), 생우 (saeng'u) (marine) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Yeongwol | 새우 (sáeù) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Jeongseon | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Cheongju | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small), 징개미 (jing:gaemi) (large freshwater) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Jincheon | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Chungju | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Jecheon | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새배이 (saebaei) (small freshwater), 태화 (taehwa) (large marine), 징개미 (jinggaemi) (large freshwater) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Danyang | 새우 (sae'u) (freshwater or small marine), 태화 (taehwa) (large marine), 징기미 (jinggimi) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Goesan | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small), 징개미 (jinggaemi) (large freshwater) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Boeun | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새부랭이 (saeburaeng'i) (small), 징기미 (jing:gimi) (large freshwater), 새오 (sae'o), 대하 (daeha) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Okcheon | 새우 (sae'u), 사뱅이 (sabaeng'i), 징개미 (jing:gaemi) (large) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Yeongdong | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small), 징기미 (jing:gimi) (large freshwater), 대하 (daeha) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Daejeon | 새우 (sae'u), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seosan | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새오 (sae'o), 대와 (daewa) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheonan | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater), 대하 (daeha) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yesan | 새우 (sae'u), 새오 (sae'o), 대화 (daehwa) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Hongseong | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheongyang | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새오 (sae'o) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Gongju | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i) (small), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yeongi | 새우 (sae'u) (large) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Boryeong | 새오 (sae'o) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Buyeo | 새우 (sae'u) (large) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seocheon | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 새웅개 (sae'unggae) (small), 대와 (daewa) (large marine), 중와 (jung'wa) (small marine) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Nonsan | 새우 (sae'u), 새웅개 (sae'unggae) (small), 대하 (daeha) (large marine) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Geumsan | 새우 (sae'u) (large), 징개미 (jinggaemi) (large), 새붕개 (saebunggae), 새비 (saebi) (small) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Haeju | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Ongjin | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Yonan | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Taetan | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Chaeryong | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Changyon | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Anak | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Unnyul | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Hwangju | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Sohung | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Kumchon | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Singye | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Suan | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Koksan | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Daegu | 쇄비 (swaebi) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongju | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Bonghwa | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Uljin | 생오 (saeng'o) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Mungyeong | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yecheon | 새우 (sae'u) (marine), 새파우 (saepau), 징거마지 (jinggeomaji) (freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Andong | 새우 (sae'u) (marine), 징거미 (jinggeomi) (freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Sangju | 새비 (saebi) (large marine), 새우 (sae'u) (marine), 사비 (sabi) (marine), 사우 (sau) (small marine), 징'검'사우 (jing geom sau) (freshwater), 미꼬레~이 (mikkorẽi) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Uiseong | 쌔비 (ssaebi), 쇄비 (swaebi), 징기미 (jinggimi) (large freshwater), 대화 (daehwa) (large marine) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Cheongsong | 새우 (sae'u), 징기미 (jinggimi) (freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongdeok | 새비 (saebi) (marine), 쇄비 (swaebi) (marine), 새우 (sae'u) (freshwater), '쇄 ( swae) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gimcheon | 쌔비 (ssaebi) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Pohang | 새비 (saebi), 쇄비 (swaebi), '쇄 ( swae) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongcheon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Goryeong | 새비 (saebi) (small or general), 치~이까재 (chĩikkajae) (large) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Cheongdo | 새애비 (saeaebi), 대아 (daea) (large marine) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gyeongju | 새우 (sae'u), 쇄비 (swaebi), '쇄 ( swae), 대하 (daeha) (large marine) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Ulleung | 쇄비 (swaebi) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Busan | 새비 (saebi), '새 ( sae), 징기미 (jinggimi) (large freshwater), 찡기미 (jjinggimi) (large freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulsan | 새애비 (saeaebi), 쇄비 (swaebi), 새우 (sae'u), 징기미 (jinggimi) (large) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changwon | 새비 (saebi), 쌔비 (ssaebi), 쌔애비 (ssaeaebi), 쌔우 (ssae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geochang | 새비 (saebi), 새우 (sae'u), 쌔우 (ssae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hapcheon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changnyeong | 새비 (saebi), 새뱅이 (saebaeng'i), 새애비 (saeaebi), 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Miryang | 새비 (saebi), 쌔비 (ssaebi), 새우 (sae'u), 찡기미 (jjinggimi) (large freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hamyang | 새비 (saebi) (small), 징기미 (jinggimi) (large) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sancheong | 새비 (saebi), 새우 (sae'u), 말찡기미 (maljjinggimi) (large freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Uiryeong | 새비 (saebi), 새우 (sae'u), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hadong | 새비 (saebi), 쌔비 (ssaebi), 셰비 (syebi), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater), '대'하 ( dae ha) (large marine) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Jinju | 새비 (saebi) (small), 새오 (sae'o), 징기미 (jinggimi) (large) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Haman | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Gimhae | 새비 (saebi), '새 ( sae), 시애비 (siaebi), 시애 (siae), 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Yangsan | 새애비 (saeaebi), '새 ( sae), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sacheon | 새비 (saebi) (general), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater), 멀찡기미 (meoljjinggimi) (large freshwater) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Goseong | 새비 (saebi), 쌔비 (ssaebi), 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Namhae | 새비 (saebi), 새배 (saebae), 대하 (daeha) (large marine), 홍대 (hongdae) (large marine) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Tongyeong | 새비 (saebi), 새우 (sae'u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geoje | 새비 (saebi), 쌔비 (ssaebi), 쌔애비 (ssaeaebi), 새배 (saebae) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Yanbian (in general) | 새우 (sae'u), 징기미 (jinggimi) (large freshwater), 대와 (daewa) (large marine) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jeonju | 새웅개 (sae'unggae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gunsan | 새비 (saebi) (small freshwater), 새웅개 (sae'unggae) ( small freshwater), 새우 (sae'u) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Wanju | 새비 (saebi) (small), 새웅개 (sae'unggae), 질렁구 (jilleonggu) (large freshwater), 대와 (daewa) (large marine) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jinan | 새비 (saebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Muju | 새비 (saebi), 새붕개 (saebunggae), 새우 (sae'u), 징개미 (jinggaemi) (large) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gimje | 새비 (saebi), 새붕개 (saebunggae), 새웅개 (sae'unggae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jeongeup | 새비 (saebi), 새붕개 (saebunggae), 새웅개 (sae'unggae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Imsil | 새비 (saebi), 새우 (sae'u), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jangsu | 새비 (saebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gochang | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Sunchang | 새비 (saebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Namwon | 새비 (saebi), 새우 (sae'u), 대와 (daewa) (large marine) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangju | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeonggwang | 새우 (se'u), 찡거미 (jjinggeomi) (large freshwater), 물거리 (mulgeori) (large freshwater) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangseong | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Damyang | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gokseong | 새비 (sebi), 찡게미 (jjinggemi) (large freshwater), 홍게 (hong:ge) (small freshwater) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gurye | 새비 (saebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hampyeong | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Sinan | 새비 (sebi), 토하 (toha) (freshwater), 대야 (de:ya) (large marine), 호야 (hoya) (small marine) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Mokpo | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Naju | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hwasun | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Suncheon | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangyang | 새비 (saebi), 쌔비 (ssaebi), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater), 대수리 (daesuri) (large marine) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeongam | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jindo | 새비 (sebi), 태와 (tewa) (small freshwater) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Haenam | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gangjin | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangheung | 새비 (sebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Boseong | 새비 (saebi), 징게미 (jinggemi) (large freshwater) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Goheung | 새비 (saebi) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeosu | 새비 (sebi) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Pyongyang | 생우 (saeng'u) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Chunghwa | 생우 (saeng'u) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Sunchon | 생우지 (saeng'uji) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Sukchon | 새웅지 (sae'ungji) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Anju | 새웅지 (sae'ungji) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Uiju | 생우지 (saeng'uji) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Pakchon | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Chongju | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Sonchon | 새우지 (sae'uji) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Ryongchon | 생우지 (saeng'uji) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Nyongbyon | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Kusong | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Huichon | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Kanggye | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Chasong | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Hamhung | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Chongpyong | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Yonggwang | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Sinhung | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Hongwon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Pukchong | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Riwon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Tanchon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Chongjin | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kimchaek | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kilju | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Myongchon | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Puryong | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Musan | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Hyesan | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kapsan | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Pungso | 새비 (saebi) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kimhyongjik | 새우 (sae'u) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Kyonghung | 새비 (sàebí) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Hoeryong | 새비 (sàebí) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Onsong | 새비 (sàebí) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Kyongwon | 새비 (sàebí) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Hunchun | 새비 (sàebí) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Jeju City | 새위 (saewi), 사위 (sawi), 새우 (sae'u) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Daejeong | 새위 (saewi), 사위 (sawi) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Gujwa | 새위 (saewi), 사위 (sawi), 새비 (saebi) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Seogwipo | 새위 (saewi) |
| Many Korean dialects traditionally had a four-way division in words for shrimp (freshwater/marine, large/small). Some surveys are inexact on this matter. ||||
| This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas. ||||

### Etymology 7

Not attested in the Middle Korean corpus, wherein the Sino-Korean term had seemingly already replaced any native counterpart in the central dialect.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

새 • (sae)
* (obsolete or sailors' jargon) east
    Synonyms: (used nowadays) 동(東) (dong), (used nowadays) 동(東)쪽 (dongjjok)

##### Usage notes

Supposedly used in Yukjin, and by certain sailors.

##### Derived terms

* 높새 (nopsae, “high east”)
* 된새 (doensae, “northeast wind”)
* 새쪽 (saejjok, “east”)
* 샛마파람 (saenmaparam, “southeastern wind”)
* 샛바람 (saetbaram, “eastern wind”)
* 샛별 (saetbyeol, “Venus”)

##### Related terms

* 새다 (saeda, “to dawn”)
* 새벽 (saebyeok, “dawn”)

### Etymology 8

See the main entries.

#### Verb

새 • (sae)
* An infinitive form of 새다 (saeda, “to leak”)
* An infinitive form of 새다 (saeda, “to dawn”)

### Etymology 9

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

새 • (sae)
* 塞:
    (MC reading: 塞 (MC sojH))
* 璽:
    (MC reading: 璽 (MC sjeX))
* 賽:
    (MC reading: 賽 (MC sojH))

## Middle Korean
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sǎj/

#### Noun

새〯 (sǎy) (locative 새〯예〮 (sǎy-yéy))
* bird (in general)
** 1461, 楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해 [Neung-eomgyeong eonhae], page 7:79a:고기〮와〮 새〯와〮 거붑〮과〮 ᄇᆡ〮얌괘〮 그 類(ᄅᆔᆼ〮) ᄀᆞᄃᆞᆨᄒᆞ니〮라〮kwòkí-Gwá sǎy-Gwá kèpwúp-kwá póyyàm-kwá-y kù LYWÚY kòtòk-hò-nílá[Therefore], the [world] has plenty of fish, birds, turtles, snakes, and the like.

##### Descendants

* Korean: 새 (sae)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sáj/

#### Noun

새〮 (sáy)
* something new
** 1465, 圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해 [Wongakgyeong eonhae], page 4:188b:엇〯뎨〮 모로〮매〮 ᄂᆞᆯᄀᆞ〮닐〮 덜〯오〮 새〮ᄅᆞᆯ〮 더으며〮 […]ěstyéy mwòlwómáy nòlk-ón-í-l tělGwó sáy-lól tèùmyé […] [Then], how shall I drop that which is old and take that which is new, […] ?

##### Derived terms

* 새〮로〮 (sáy-lwó, “anew”)

#### Adverb

새〮 (sáy)
* newly
    Synonym: 새〮로〮 (sáy-lwó)
** 1447, 釋譜詳節 / 석보상절 [Seokbo sangjeol], page 6:2a:沙(상)彌(밍)ᄂᆞᆫ〮 새〮 出(츄ᇙ〮)家(강)ᄒᆞᆫ 사〯ᄅᆞ〮미니〮SÀ.MÌ-nón sáy CHYWÚLQ.KÀ-hòn sǎlóm-ìní沙彌 [Chinese for "novice Buddhist monk"] is a person who newly became a Buddhist monk.

#### Determiner

새〮 (sáy)
* new

##### Descendants

* Korean: 새 (sae)