슬금슬금
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʰɯɭɡɯmsʰɯɭɡɯm]
- Phonetic hangeul: [슬금슬금]
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Ideophone
슬금슬금 • (seulgeumseulgeum)
- (chiefly negative) furtively; stealthily; surreptitiously; while watching one's surroundings to not be discovered (of a thief, etc.)
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
슬금슬금 (seulgeumseulgeum) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 살금살금 (salgeumsalgeum).
In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness.