서리서리

Korean

Reduplication of 서리 (seori).

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seoriseori
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seoliseoli
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏrisŏri
Yale Romanization^?	seliseli

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

서리서리 • (seoriseori)

coil after coil, round and round, in a circle (in reference to wrapping a string or rope in circles)
- 1997, 황진이 [Hwang Jini], translated by Choe Wolhee and Constantine Contogenis, Songs of the Kisaeng: Courtesan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty:
  춘풍(春風) 이불 아래 서리서리 넣었다가.
  Chunpung ibul arae seoriseori neo'eotdaga.
  ... [in] my quilted bed, [I] curl up the dark under broderies of spring,
having the appearance of rising curls of smoke or steam
- 잿빛 연기 가 굴뚝 에서 서리서리 피어올랐다.
  Jaetbit yeon'gi-ga gulttug-eseo seoriseori pieoollatda.
  Coils of grey smoke rose up from the chimney.

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