Korean edit

Etymology edit

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?salgeunsalgeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salgeunsalgeun
McCune–Reischauer?salgŭnsalgŭn
Yale Romanization?sal.kunsal.kun

Ideophone edit

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 슬근슬근 (seulgeunseulgeun)
Yang-form 살근살근 (salgeunsalgeun)

살근살근 (salgeunsalgeun)

  1. while rubbing very softly and lightly
  2. (of an action) effortlessly and subtly

Related terms edit

Sound-symbolic terms derived from 살/슬 (sal/seul-, "lightly, subtly")
Yang-vowel form
Yin-vowel form
살살 (salsal) 슬슬 (seulseul)
살근살근 (salgeunsalgeun) 슬근슬근 (seulgeunseulgeun)
살금살금 (salgeumsalgeum) 슬금슬금 (seulgeumseulgeum)
살며시 (salmyeosi)
살몃살몃 (salmyeotsalmyeot)
슬며시 (seulmyeosi)
슬몃슬몃 (seulmyeotseulmyeot)
살포시 (salposi) 살푸시 (salpusi)
살짝 (saljjak)
살짝살짝 (saljjaksaljjak)
슬쩍 (seuljjeok)
슬쩍슬쩍 (seuljjeokseuljjeok)
사르르 (sareureu) 스르르 (seureureu)