슬쩍슬쩍

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of 슬쩍 (seuljjeok).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seuljjeokseuljjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seuljjeogseuljjeog
McCune–Reischauer?sŭltchŏksŭltchŏk
Yale Romanization?sulccek.sulccek

Adverb[edit]

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 슬쩍슬쩍 (seuljjeokseuljjeok)
Yang-form 살짝살짝 (saljjaksaljjak)

슬쩍슬쩍 (seuljjeokseuljjeok)

  1. repeatedly somewhat subtly; repeatedly somewhat slightly
  2. repeatedly discreetly, repeatedly secretly (often in a sly or negative way)
  3. repeatedly lazily, repeatedly carelessly

Related terms[edit]

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)