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Korean
Etymology
From the root 슬금 (seulgeum).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | seulgeumeoni |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seulgeumeoni |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŭlgŭmŏni |
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| Yale Romanization? | sul.kumeni |
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Adverb
슬그머니 • (seulgeumeoni)
- stealthily; secretly
- Synonyms: 슬쩍 (seuljjeok), 슬슬 (seulseul), 살며시 (salmyeosi), 가만히 (gamanhi)
- Antonyms: 확 (hwak), 대놓고 (daenoko), 벌컥 (beolkeok)
고양이가 슬그머니 오더니 밥을 맛있게 먹더군요.- Goyang'iga seulgeumeoni odeoni babeul masitge meokdeogunyo.
- The cat came stealthily and ate the food deliciously.
- inwardly; implicitly
- Synonyms: 은근 (eun'geun), 은근히 (eun'geunhi), 넌지시 (neonjisi), 내심 (naesim)
원체 개를 무서워하는 터라 슬그머니 겁이 납니다.- Wonche gaereul museowohaneun teora seulgeumeoni geobi namnida.
- I'm scared inside because I'm so afraid of dogs.
| 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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