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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | seulseul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seulseul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŭlsŭl |
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| Yale Romanization? | sul.sul |
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Ideophone
슬슬 • (seulseul)
- (often disparaging) subtly; discreetly
도둑은 잡히지 않으려고 슬슬 눈길을 피했다.- Dodug-eun japhiji aneuryeogo seulseul nun'gir-eul pihaetda.
- The thief discreetly averted his gaze to not be caught.
- (of snow, etc) while slowly melting
- while touching or rubbing somewhat softly
- (of wind) while blowing in a somewhat light breeze
- easily; leisurely
- Not in earnest but gradually. Indicates the action in the verb has begun but is not yet in earnest and is in its infancy.
꾸준히 먹었더니 슬슬 효과가 나오는 거 같아요.- Kkujunhi meogeotdeoni seulseul hyogwaga naoneun geo gatayo.
- I've been taking it regularly and it started to work.
- Denotes that it is visibly approaching the point where the action of the verb occurs. Frequently accepted for indicating somewhat further gap than 거의 (geoui, “almost”) or 곧 (got, “soon”)
이제 슬슬 다 온 것 같습니다.- Ije seulseul da on geot gatseumnida.
- I think we are almost there.
| 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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