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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | seolma |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seolma |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏlma |
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| Yale Romanization? | sel.ma |
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Adverb
설마 • (seolma)
- surely (in a negative context)
설마 비가 안 오겠어요.- seolma bi-ga an ogesseoyo.
- Surely it will not rain.
Interjection
설마 • (seolma)
- no way, come off it
- no shit