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Selca (셀카, selka) — a selfie
Selca is Korean shorthand for “self camera,” a photo you take of yourself.
셀카 · selkaUpdated Oct 20, 2026
What does it mean?
Urimalsaem defines 셀카 as a shortened form of 셀프 카메라 (self camera). Soompi’s glossary describes it as a picture taken of yourself, often facing a mirror.
Where does it come from?
It is a Korean-made word built from English parts: “self” and “camera.” Urimalsaem also lists 셀카봉 (selfie stick) and 셀카폰 (a phone with a camera for self-portraits).
In a sentence
“She posted a new selca on social media.” / “셀카 한 장만 찍어요.” (Let’s take just one selca.)
Similar words
In English the matching word is selfie.