슬몃슬몃
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɯɭmjʌ̹ss͈ɯɭmjʌ̹t̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [슬멷쓸멷]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | seulmyeotseulmyeot |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seulmyeos'seulmyeos |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŭlmyŏssŭlmyŏt |
| Yale Romanization? | sul.myes.sul.myes |
Ideophone
[edit]| Yin-form | 슬몃슬몃 (seulmyeotseulmyeot) |
|---|---|
| Yang-form | 살몃살몃 (salmyeotsalmyeot) |
슬몃슬몃 • (seulmyeotseulmyeot)
- repeatedly and subtly as to not draw attention (often of a negative action)
- slowly and repeatedly
- (of an emotion, often a negative one) while slowly emerging and reemerging
Related terms
[edit]| 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) |