살며시

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sʰa̠ɭmjʌ̹ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [살며시]
Revised Romanization? salmyeosi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? salmyeosi
McCune–Reischauer? salmyŏsi
Yale Romanization? salmyesi

Adverb

살며시 • (salmyeosi)

  1. subtly as to not draw attention
  2. softly and slowly
  3. (of an emotion) 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

살며시 (salmyeosi) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 슬며시 (seulmyeosi).

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.

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