새-

See also: 새 and -새

Korean

Etymology

Believed to be from the Middle Korean verb ᄉᆡ다〮 (Yale: sòy-tá, “to be sour”), which was already sometimes used for intensifying effect in the fifteenth century. Hence related to 시다 (sida, “to be sour”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛ] ~ [sʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [새/세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sae
McCune–Reischauer?	sae
Yale Romanization?	say

Prefix

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	시 (si-)
Yang-form	새 (sae-)

새 • (sae-)

1. (of colors) deep, strong, vivid (used before adjectives beginning with an obstruent followed by a yang-vowel)

   ‎새 (sae-, “deep”) + ‎까맣다 (kkamata, “black”) → ‎새까맣다 (saekkamata, “pitch-black”)

Alternative forms

• 샛 (saet-) — before sonorants followed by a yang-vowel
• 시 (si-) — before obstruents followed by a yin-vowel
• 싯 (sit-) — before sonorants followed by a yin-vowel

Derived terms

Korean terms prefixed with 새-

Derived terms

• 새까맣다 (saekkamata)
• 새맑다 (saemakda)
• 새붉다 (saebukda)
• 새빨갛다 (saeppalgata)
• 새뽀얗다 (saeppoyata)
• 새카맣다 (saekamata)
• 새파랗다 (saeparata)
• 새하얗다 (saehayata)