슬기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 슬긔 (Yale: sulkuy). Compare Manchu ᠰᡠᡵᡝ (sure, “intelligent”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɯɭɡi]
Phonetic hangul: [슬기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seulgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seulgi
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŭlgi
Yale Romanization^?	sul.ki

Noun

슬기 • (seulgi)

(dated) wisdom, intelligence
Synonym: 지혜(智慧) (jihye)

Derived terms

슬기구멍 (seulgigumeong)
슬기롭다 (seulgiropda)
슬기주머니 (seulgijumeoni)

Proper noun

슬기 • (Seulgi)

a unisex given name

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