슬근슬근
Korean
    
    Etymology
    
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [sʰɯɭɡɯnsʰɯɭɡɯn]
- Phonetic hangeul: [슬근슬근]
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Ideophone
    
슬근슬근 • (seulgeunseulgeun)
- while rubbing softly and lightly
- (of an action, often of a negative sort) effortlessly and subtly
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
    
슬근슬근 (seulgeunseulgeun) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 살근살근 (salgeunsalgeun).
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.
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