사리사리

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 사리 (sari, “coil”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ɾisʰa̠ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사리사리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sarisari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?salisali
McCune–Reischauer?sarisari
Yale Romanization?salisali

Ideophone
Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 서리서리 (seoriseori)
Yang-form 사리사리 (sarisari)

사리사리 • (sarisari)

  1. (of rope, noodles, string, etc.) coil after coil, in coils, coiled
  2. (by extension) intertwined, enmeshed, connected

Derived terms
  • 사리사리하다 (sarisarihada) (North Korean)
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