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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 슬긔 (Yale: sulkuy). Compare Manchu ᠰᡠᡵᡝ (sure, “intelligent”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | seulgi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seulgi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŭlgi |
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| Yale Romanization? | sul.ki |
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Noun
슬기 • (seulgi)
- (dated) wisdom, intelligence
- Synonym: 지혜(智慧) (jihye)
Derived terms
Proper noun
슬기 • (Seulgi)
- a unisex given name