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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.1.2 Antonyms 1.1.1.3 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

살 (sal)

1. flesh, muscle, skin
2. latticework, rib, (comb's) teeth, (wheel's) spoke, (sun's) ray, shine
3. arrow, sting (of bees, bugs, etc.)
4. years (of age)
   • 몇 살입니까?

     Myeot salimnikka?

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (years of age):: 해 (hae, “sun, year”), 년 (nyeon, “year”, 年)

[edit] Antonyms

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

[edit] Derived terms

• 살갗 (salgat, “skin”)
• 살결 (salgyeol, “skin texture, complexion”)
• 빗살 (bitsal, “comb's teeth”)
• 햇살 (haetsal, “sunray, sunshine”)
• 화살 (hwasal, “arrow”)

[edit] Etymology 2

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

[edit] Noun

살 (sal, hanja 煞)

1. damnation

[edit] Derived terms

• 살풀이 (-purI) salvation from damnation