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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | seulmyeosi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seulmyeosi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŭlmyŏsi |
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| Yale Romanization? | sul.myesi |
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Adverb
슬며시 • (seulmyeosi)
- subtly as to not draw attention (often of a negative action)
그는 슬며시 눈치를 보며 또 음식을 담아 왔다.- Geuneun seulmyeosi nunchireul bomyeo tto eumsigeul dama watda.
- He took a sneaky look and brought food again.
늘 그렇듯이 봄은 슬며시 왔다가 간다.- Neul geureoteusi bomeun seulmyeosi watdaga ganda.
- As always, spring comes and goes quietly.
- slowly
찌가 수면 아래로 슬며시 잠긴다.- Jjiga sumyeon araero seulmyeosi jamginda.
- The float sinks gently into the water.
- (of an emotion, often a negative one) while slowly emerging in the mind
나는 슬며시 화가 났다.- Naneun seulmyeosi hwaga natda.
- I slowly grew angry.
| 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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