살

Korean

Etymology 1

사삭삮삯산삱삲 삳살삵삶삷삸삹 삺삻삼삽삾삿샀 상샂샃샄샅샆샇
삐 ←	→ 새

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 살 • (sal)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ, ㅏ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

Noun

살 • (sal)

1. flesh, muscle, skin
   • 살 빼기에 대해서 얘기하겠습니다.

     sal ppaegie daehaeseo yaegihagetseumnida.

     We're talking about slimming.

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Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• 뱃살 (baetsal)
• 살갗 (salgat, “skin”)
• 살결 (salgyeol, “skin texture, complexion”)
• 살가죽 (salgajuk, “skin and leather”)
• 살색 (salsaek)
• 살찌다 (saljjida)

Etymology 3

Noun

살 • (sal)

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 (usansal, “ribs of an umbrella”)

Etymology 4

Noun

살 • (sal)

1. years of age in traditional East Asian way (of a person)
   • 몇 살입니까?

     Myeot salimnikka?

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

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Usage notes

In the traditional East Asian way of reckoning age, a baby is 1 살 upon birth and becomes 2 살 on New Year's Day. So 살 = current year − birth year + 1, and birthday is irrelevant.

Related terms

• (years of age): 세 (se, “years of age in Western way”)
• (age): 나이 (nai, “age”), 연세 (年歲, yeonse, “(very honorific) age”)

Etymology 5

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

Noun

살 • (sal) (hanja 煞)

1. damnation

Derived terms

• 살풀이 (salpuri): salvation from damnation