새-

See also: 새 and -새

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
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-)

  1. (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
Category Korean words prefixed with 새- not found
Derived terms
  • 새까맣다 (saekkamata)
  • 새맑다 (saemakda)
  • 새붉다 (saebukda)
  • 새빨갛다 (saeppalgata)
  • 새뽀얗다 (saeppoyata)
  • 새카맣다 (saekamata)
  • 새파랗다 (saeparata)
  • 새하얗다 (saehayata)
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