샅

Korean

사삭삮삯산삱삲 삳살삵삶삷삸삹 삺삻삼삽삾삿샀 상샂샃샄샅샆샇
삐 ←	→ 새

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Development since Middle Korean: *sos.h > sas.h > sas > sath. Original meaning was "gap between two objects", and is cognate with 사이 (sai).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [삳]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sat
McCune–Reischauer?	sat
Yale Romanization?	sath

Noun

샅 • (sat)

1. groin, crotch
2. fork, slit, gap, space between two objects

Synonyms

• 사타구니 (sataguni, “groin, crotch”)
• 가랑이 (garang'i, “groin, crotch”)
• 갈래 (gallae, “branch, fork”)
• 고랑 (gorang, “furrow”)
• 골 (gol, “furrow”)
• 틈 (teum, “slit, gap”)

Derived terms

• 샅바 (satba, “(Korean traditional wrestler's) thigh band”)
• 샅샅이 (satsachi, “all over, thoroughly”)

Related terms

• 사이 (sai, “gap”)
• 고샅 (gosat, “narrow alley”)
• 사타구니 (sataguni, “groin”)

See also

• 가르다 (gareuda, “to divide, split”)