살짝

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [살짝]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saljjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saljjag
McCune–Reischauer?	saltchak
Yale Romanization?	salccak

Adverb

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	슬쩍 (seuljjeok)
Yang-form	살짝 (saljjak)

살짝 • (saljjak)

1. subtly, slightly

   고개를 살짝 들었다. ― Gogae-reul saljjak deureotda. ― He raised his head slightly.

2. discreetly, secretly

   너희 엄마한테 살짝 말해줘. ― Neohui eomma-hante saljjak malhaejwo. ― Tell your mom secretly.

Related terms

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)