살살
Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʰa̠ɭsʰa̠ɭ]
- Phonetic hangeul: [살살]
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Ideophone
살살 • (salsal)
- (of a liquid) while boiling slowly
- (of insects) while crawling lightly
- (of a person) while moving cautiously
- (of a person) while moving to and fro, especially in an agitated manner
- (of a headshake) lightly
Derived terms
- 쌀쌀 (ssalssal)
Usage notes
살살 (salsal) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 설설 (seolseol).
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.
Ideophone
살살 • (salsal)
- subtly; gently; carefully
- 의사 아저씨, 살살 해주세요.
- Uisa ajeossi, salsal haejuseyo.
- Mr. Doctor, please be gentle.
- (of snow, etc) while slowly melting
- while touching or rubbing softly
- (of wind) while blowing in a soft breeze
- quite easily; leisurely
Related terms
| Sound-symbolic terms derived from 살/슬 (sal/seul-, "lightly, subtly") | |
|---|---|
| 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
살살 (salsal) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 슬슬 (seulseul).
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.
Ideophone
살살 • (salsal)
- (of the stomach) while beginning to ache slightly
Derived terms
- 쌀쌀 (ssalssal)