살포시

Korean

Of native Korean origin. The second element is perhaps connected to 포근하다 (pogeunhada, “to be cozy”).

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	salposi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	salposi
McCune–Reischauer^?	salp'osi
Yale Romanization^?	sal.phosi

살포시 • (salposi)

subtly and gently
손 에 참새 를 살포시 담았다.
son-e chamsae-reul salposi damatda.
He gently placed the sparrow inside his hand.

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)