새-

See also: 새 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

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛ] ~ [sʰe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [새/세]

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

Prefix

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

새- • (sae-)

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

Alternative forms

샛- (saet-) — before sonorants followed by a yang-vowel
시- (si-) — before obstruents followed by a yin-vowel
싯- (sit-) — before sonorants followed by a yin-vowel

Derived terms

Korean terms prefixed with 새-

새까맣다

새파랗다

새하얗다

새까맣다 (saekkamata)
새맑다 (saemakda)
새붉다 (saebukda)
새빨갛다 (saeppalgata)
새뽀얗다 (saeppoyata)
새카맣다 (saekamata)
새파랗다 (saeparata)
새하얗다 (saehayata)

References

^ 具(구)本(본)寬(관) (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

[1] 具(구)本(본)寬(관) (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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