썰썰

Korean

Etymology

Intensive form of 설설 (seolseol).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ʌ̹ɭs͈ʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [썰썰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseolsseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseol'sseol
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŏlssŏl
Yale Romanization?	ssel.ssel

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	썰썰 (sseolsseol)
Yang-form	살살 (salsal)

Consonant set

Plain	설설 (seolseol)
Intensive	썰썰 (sseolsseol)

썰썰 • (sseolsseol)

1. (of a liquid) while boiling slowly
2. (of insects) while crawling somewhat lightly
3. (of a person) while moving to and fro, especially in an agitated manner
4. (of a headshake) somewhat lightly