설벙설벙

Korean

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Seoul 설렁설렁 (seolleongseolleong, “lightly (chiefly of wind)”), 살금살금 (salgeumsalgeum, “subtly”).

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	설벙설벙 (seolbeongseolbeong)
Yang-form	살방살방 (salbangsalbang)

설벙설벙 • (seolbeongseolbeong)

1. (Gyeongsang, of relatively large movement) lightly, gently, softly

   눈이 또 설벙설벙 오네. (Gyeongsang dialect, Changwon)

   Nun-i tto seolbeongseolbeong one.

   The snow is falling softly again.