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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | salsal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | salsal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | salsal |
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| Yale Romanization? | sal.sal |
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Etymology 1
Ideophone
살살 • (salsal)
- (of a liquid) while boiling slowly
- (of insects) while crawling lightly
- (of a person) while moving cautiously
- (of a person) while moving to and fro, especially in an agitated manner
- (of a headshake) lightly
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Ideophone
살살 • (salsal)
- subtly; gently; carefully
의사 아저씨, 살살 해주세요.- uisa ajeossi, salsal haejuseyo.
- Mr. Doctor, please be gentle.
- (of snow, etc) while slowly melting
- while touching or rubbing softly
- (of wind) while blowing in a soft breeze
- quite easily; leisurely
| Sound-symbolic terms derived from 살/슬 (sal/seul-, "lightly, subtly")
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| 살살 (salsal) |
슬슬 (seulseul)
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| 살근살근 (salgeunsalgeun) |
슬근슬근 (seulgeunseulgeun)
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| 살금살금 (salgeumsalgeum) |
슬금슬금 (seulgeumseulgeum)
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살며시 (salmyeosi)
살몃살몃 (salmyeotsalmyeot) |
슬며시 (seulmyeosi)
슬몃슬몃 (seulmyeotseulmyeot)
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| 살포시 (salposi) |
살푸시 (salpusi)
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살짝 (saljjak)
살짝살짝 (saljjaksaljjak) |
슬쩍 (seuljjeok)
슬쩍슬쩍 (seuljjeokseuljjeok)
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| 사르르 (sareureu) |
스르르 (seureureu)
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Etymology 3
Ideophone
살살 • (salsal)
- (of the stomach) while beginning to ache slightly
Derived terms