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Korean

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Etymology 1

Noun

살 (sal)

1. flesh, muscle, skin

Antonyms

• (flesh, muscle, skin): 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”)

Derived terms

• 살갗 (salgat, “skin”)
• 살결 (salgyeol, “skin texture, complexion”)
• 살가죽 (salgajuk, “skin and leather”)

Etymology 2

Noun

살 (romanization needed)

1. latticework, rib, (comb's) teeth, (wheel's) spoke, (sun's) ray, shine
2. arrow, sting (of bees, bugs, etc.)

Derived terms

• 빗살 (bitsal, “comb's teeth”)
• 햇살 (haetsal, “sunray, sunshine”)
• 화살 (hwasal, “arrow”)
• 우산살 (ousansal, “ribs of an umbrella”)

Etymology 3

Noun

살 (romanization needed)

1. years of age (of a person)
   • 몇 살입니까?

     Myeot salimnikka?

     How old are [you]? ("How many years of age are [you]?")

Synonyms

• (years of age): 나이 (na.i, “year of age”), 연세 (yeonse, “(very honorific) years of age”, 年歲)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 煞 (“malignant deity”)

Noun

살 (sal, hanja 煞)

1. damnation

Derived terms

• 살풀이 (-purI) salvation from damnation