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살피개

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Korean

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Etymology

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From 살피— (salpi-, to survey) +‎ (-gae, inanimate agentive suffix), literally "the surveying things".

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?salpigae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salpigae
McCune–Reischauer?salp'igae
Yale Romanization?sal.phikay

Noun

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살피개 (salpigae)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) the eyes
    Synonyms: (cant) 야사 (yasa), (cant) 반들개 (bandeulgae), (non-cant) (nun, eye)