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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. Development since Middle Korean: *sos.h > sas.h > sas > sath. Original meaning was "gap between two objects", and is cognate with 사이 (sai).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sat |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sat |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sat |
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| Yale Romanization? | sath |
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Noun
샅 • (sat)
- groin, crotch
- fork, slit, gap, space between two objects
Synonyms
- 사타구니 (sataguni, “groin, crotch”)
- 가랑이 (garang'i, “groin, crotch”)
- 갈래 (gallae, “branch, fork”)
- 고랑 (gorang, “furrow”)
- 골 (gol, “furrow”)
- 틈 (teum, “slit, gap”)
Derived terms
- 샅바 (satba, “(Korean traditional wrestler's) thigh band”)
- 샅샅이 (satsachi, “all over, thoroughly”)
- 사이 (sai, “gap”)
- 고샅 (gosat, “narrow alley”)
- 사타구니 (sataguni, “groin”)
See also
- 가르다 (gareuda, “to divide, split”)