새-

See also: and -새

Korean

Etymology

Believed to be from the Middle Korean verb ᄉᆡ다〮 (Yale: sòy-tá, “to be sour”), which was already sometimes used for intensifying effect in the fifteenth century.[1] Hence related to 시다 (sida, to be sour).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sae
McCune–Reischauer?sae
Yale Romanization?say

Prefix

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form (si-)
Yang-form (sae-)

• (sae-)

  1. (of colors) deep, strong, vivid (used before adjectives beginning with an obstruent followed by a yang-vowel)
    (sae-, deep) + 까맣다 (kkamata, black)새까맣다 (saekkamata, pitch-black)

Alternative forms

  • (saet-) before sonorants followed by a yang-vowel
  • (si-) before obstruents followed by a yin-vowel
  • (sit-) before sonorants followed by a yin-vowel

Derived terms

Korean terms prefixed with 새-

References

  1. ()()() (2007) “접두사의 통시적인 발달 과정에 대하여—'휘', '민/맨', '새/샛/시/싯'을 중심으로— [jeopdusaui tongsijeogin baldal gwajeong'e daehayeo- hwi- , min-/maen- , sae-/saet-/si-/sit- eul jungsimeuro-]”, in 남성우 [namseong'u], editor, 국어사 연구와 자료 [gugeosa yeon'guwa jaryo], pages 157—179
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