# 감

| 감 | U+AC10, &#44048; HANGUL SYLLABLE GAM |
| Composition: | ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅁ |
| ← 갏 [U+AC0F] | Hangul Syllables | 갑 → [U+AC11] |
가각갂갃간갅갆 갇갈갉갊갋갌갍 갎갏감갑값갓갔 강갖갗갘같갚갛 :
* → 개

## Jeju
### Etymology

From Middle Korean 감〯 (kǎm). Cognate to Korean 감 (gam)

### Pronunciation

* (Morphophonemic) IPA: ⫽kam⫽
* (Jeju City) IPA: [ka̠m]
* Phonetic hangul: [감]

### Noun

감 (gam)
* persimmon

#### Derived terms

* 감낭 (gamnang)

### References

* “감” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
* 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎, 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 30

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 感 (“to feel, to perceive; emotion”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ka̠(ː)m]
* Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

감 • (gam) (hanja 感)
* feeling; sense
    Synonym: 느낌 (neukkim)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 感 for Sino-Korean compounds of 감 (感, gam).

#### Suffix

—감 • (-gam) (hanja 感)
* feeling; sense
    ‎죄책(罪責) (joechaek, “guilt”) + ‎감(感) (-gam) → ‎죄책감(罪責感) (joechaekgam, “feeling of guilt”)

##### See also

* Korean terms suffixed with -감 (感) 굴욕감 무게감 무망감 열패감 자존감 죄책감 책임감

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 坎 (Yale: *kǎm). In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 감〯 (Yale: kǎm). The presence of a rising syllable suggests an ancient bisyllabic form.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ka̠(ː)m]
* Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

감 • (gam)
* persimmon

##### Derived terms

* 감나무 (gamnamu, “persimmon tree”)

### Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᅀᆞᆷ (Yale: kòzòm).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ka̠(ː)m]
* Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

감 • (gam)
* fabric
* stuff / material (for) (used suffixally)
    ‎사냥 (sanyang, “hunting”) + ‎감 (gam) → ‎사냥감 (sanyanggam, “game; prey”, literally “material for hunting”)

##### Derived terms

* 글감 (geulgam)
* 널감 (neolgam)
* 놀림감 (nollimgam)
* 놀잇감 (noritgam)
* 딸감 (ttalgam)
* 땔감 (ttaelgam)
* 먹잇감 (meogitgam)
* 물감 (mulgam)
* 밑감 (mitgam)
* 사냥감 (sanyanggam)
* 사윗감 (sawitgam)
* 색싯감 (saeksitgam)
* 숯감 (sutgam)
* 옷감 (otgam)
* 일감 (ilgam)
* 자룻감 (jarutgam)
* 칼감 (kalgam)

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 甘.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ka̠m]
* Phonetic hangul: [감]

#### Proper noun

감 • (Gam) (hanja 甘)
* a surname

### Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

감 • (gam)
* 減: reduction
    (eumhun reading: 덜 감 (deol gam)) (MC reading: 減 (MC heamX|keamX))
* 敢: dare
    (eumhun reading: 감히 감 (gamhi gam)) (MC reading: 敢 (MC kamX))
* 監: supervision; overseering
    (eumhun reading: 볼 감 (bol gam)) (MC reading: 監 (MC kaem|kaemH))
* 鑑: mirror; consideration
    (eumhun reading: 거울 감 (geoul gam)) (MC reading: 鑑 (MC kaem|kaemH))
* 勘: consideration
    (eumhun reading: 헤아릴 감 (hearil gam)) (MC reading: 勘 (MC khomH))
* 堪: to endure; capable
    (eumhun reading: 견딜 감 (gyeondil gam)) (MC reading: 堪 (MC khom))
* 瞰: to watch; to overlook
    (MC reading: 瞰 (MC khamH))
* 坎: hole; snare; crisis
    (MC reading: 坎 (MC khomX))
* 嵌:
    (MC reading: 嵌 (MC khaem|dzamX))
* 憾:
    (MC reading: 憾 (MC homH))
* 戡: subjugate; quell; kill
    (MC reading: 戡 (MC khom|trimX))
* 柑:
    (MC reading: 柑 (MC kam))
* 橄:
    (MC reading: 橄 (MC kamX))
* 疳: childhood diseases
    (MC reading: 疳)
* 紺: navy blue; dark blue
    (eumhun reading: 감색 감 (gamsaek gam)) (MC reading: 紺 (MC komH))
* 邯:
    (MC reading: 邯 (MC han|ham))
* 龕: niche; shrine
    (MC reading: 龕 (MC khom))
* 玪:
    (MC reading: 玪 (MC keam))
* 坩: earthenware
    (MC reading: 坩 (MC kham))
* 埳:
    (MC reading: 埳 (MC khomX))
* 嵁:
    (MC reading: 嵁 (MC khom|ngom|kheam|ngomX|dzreamX))
* 弇: cover over, hide; narrow-necked
    (MC reading: 弇 (MC kom|'jemX))
* 憨: stupid; silly
    (MC reading: 憨 (MC xam|hamH))
* 撼:
    (MC reading: 撼 (MC homX))
* 欿: sorrowful; be full of worries
    (MC reading: 欿 (MC homX))
* 歛:
    (MC reading: 歛 (MC xam))
* 泔:
    (MC reading: 泔 (MC kam))
* 淦:
    (MC reading: 淦 (MC kom|komH))
* 澉:
    (MC reading: 澉 (MC kamX|thamH))
* 矙:
    (MC reading: 矙)
* 轗:
    (MC reading: 轗 (MC khomX|khomH))
* 酣:
    (MC reading: 酣 (MC ham))
* 鹻:
    (MC reading: 鹻 (MC keamX))
* 鑒: Alternative form of 鑑
    (MC reading: 鑒 (MC ken|kaemH))

## Middle Korean
### Etymology

From Late Old Korean 坎 (*kǎm), attested in the twelfth-century wordlist Jilin leishi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kam/, [kam]

### Noun

감〯 (kǎm)
* persimmon

#### Descendants

* Jeju: 감 (gam)
* Korean: 감 (gam)