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살짝살짝

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Korean

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Etymology

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Reduplication of 살짝 (saljjak).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saljjaksaljjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saljjagsaljjag
McCune–Reischauer?saltchaksaltchak
Yale Romanization?salccak.salccak

Adverb

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

살짝살짝 (saljjaksaljjak)

  1. repeatedly subtly, repeatedly slightly
    고개 살짝살짝 들었다.
    gogae-reul saljjaksaljjak deureotda.
    He raised his head slightly a number of times.
  2. repeatedly discreetly, repeatedly secretly
    우리 비밀 한테 살짝살짝 이른다.
    jae-neun uri bimir-eul ssaem-hante saljjaksaljjak ireunda.
    That guy tells our secrets to the teacher again and again in secret.
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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)