살몃살몃
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʰa̠ɭmjʌ̹ss͈a̠ɭmjʌ̹t̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [살멷쌀멷]
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Ideophone
살몃살몃 • (salmyeotsalmyeot)
- repeatedly and subtly as to not draw attention
- while slowly repeating an action done lightly
- (of an emotion) while slowly emerging and reemerging
Related terms
| Sound-symbolic terms derived from 살/슬 (sal/seul-, "lightly, subtly") | |
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| 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) |
Usage notes
살몃살몃 (salmyeotsalmyeot) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 슬몃슬몃 (seulmyeotseulmyeot).
In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.