실마리

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭma̠ɾi]
Phonetic hangul: [실(ː)마리]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	silmari
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	silmali
McCune–Reischauer^?	silmari
Yale Romanization^?	sīl.mali

Noun

실마리 • (silmari)

(literally, thread head) beginning of a thread
clue, lead

Alternative forms

(obsolete) 실머리 (silmeori)

Synonyms

실끝 (silkkeut): end of a thread
열쇠 (yeolsoe): key
단서 (端緖, danseo): clue

Antonyms

미궁 (迷宮, migung): maze, labyrinth
미로 (迷路, miro): maze, labyrinth

Related terms

실 (sil): thread
마리 (mari): head (obsolete except for "heads" or number of animals, etc.)
머리 (meori): head

Related verbs:

놓치다 (notchida): to lose
잡다 (japda): to catch
찾다 (chatda): to find
풀다 (pulda): to unravel

See also

꾸리 (kkuri): ball of thread
꾸리다 (kkurida): To pack, tie up, wrap up, fix up, manage
끄르다 (kkeureuda): To unpack, untie, undo

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