슬며시

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sʰɯɭmjʌ̹ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [슬며시]
Revised Romanization? seulmyeosi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? seulmyeosi
McCune–Reischauer? sŭlmyŏsi
Yale Romanization? sulmyesi

Adverb

슬며시 • (seulmyeosi)

  1. subtly as to not draw attention (often of a negative action)
  2. slowly
  3. (of an emotion, often a negative one) while slowly emerging in the mind
Sound-symbolic terms derived from 살/슬 (sal/seul-, "lightly, subtly")
Yang-vowel form
Yin-vowel form
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

슬며시 (seulmyeosi) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 살며시 (salmyeosi).

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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