서리서리

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 서리 (seori).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɾisʰʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [서리서리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoriseori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoliseoli
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏrisŏri
Yale Romanization?	seliseli

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	서리서리 (seoriseori)
Yang-form	사리사리 (sarisari)

서리서리 • (seoriseori)

1. coil after coil, round and round, in a circle (in reference to wrapping a string or rope in circles)
   • 1997, 황진이 [Hwang Jini], translated by Choe Wolhee and Constantine Contogenis, Songs of the Kisaeng: Courtesan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty:

     춘풍(春風) 이불 아래 서리서리 넣었다가.

     Chunpung ibul arae seoriseori neo'eotdaga.

     ... [in] my quilted bed, [I] curl up the dark under broderies of spring,

2. having the appearance of rising curls of smoke or steam
   • 잿빛 연기가 굴뚝에서 서리서리 피어올랐다.

     Jaetbit yeon'gi-ga gulttug-eseo seoriseori pieoollatda.

     Coils of grey smoke rose up from the chimney.