살살하다

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Korean

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Etymology

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살살 (salsal) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɭsʰa̠ɾɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?salsalhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salsalhada
McCune–Reischauer?salsarhada
Yale Romanization?sāl.sal.hata

Adjective

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살살하다 (salsalhada) (infinitive 살살해 or 살살하여, sequential 살살하니)

  1. to be wily, sly, cunning
  2. to be delicate; to go easy

Conjugation

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