Korean edit

Etymology edit

From phonosemantic root 속삭 (soksak, “whispering”) + suffix —이다 (-ida).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soksagida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sogsag'ida
McCune–Reischauer?soksagida
Yale Romanization?sok.sak.ita

Verb edit

속삭이다 (soksagida) (infinitive 속삭여 or 속삭이어, sequential 속삭이니)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to whisper, to murmur
    사랑 속삭이다
    sarang-eul soksagida
    to whisper sweet nothings (in a girl's ear)
    남자 여자 서로 사랑 속삭였다.
    geu namja-wa yeoja-neun seoro sarang-eul soksagyeotda.
    The man and woman whispered their love for each other.
    사람 속삭이다가, 서로에게 떼지 하고 싱긋싱긋 웃더군요.
    du saram-eun soksagidaga, seoro'egeseo nun-eul tteji mot hago singgeutsinggeut utdeogunyo.
    They were whispering, locking eyes, and grinning at each other.
    학생 속삭이기 시작 했습니다.
    ban haksaeng-deur-eun soksagigi sijak haetseumnida.
    Students in the class began to talk in a whisper.

Conjugation edit