사리사리

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Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 사리 (sari, coil).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sarisari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salisali
McCune–Reischauer?sarisari
Yale Romanization?salisali

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 서리서리 (seoriseori)
Yang-form 사리사리 (sarisari)

사리사리 (sarisari)

  1. (of rope, noodles, string, etc.) coil after coil, in coils, coiled
  2. (by extension) intertwined, enmeshed, connected

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