샅샅이

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Korean

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Etymology

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From (sat, gap) +‎ (sat, gap) +‎ (-i, adverbial suffix), literally "gap by gap; everywhere". Compare similar derivations of 낱낱이 (nannachi, one by one), 곳곳이 (gotgosi, everywhere), 몫몫이 (mongmoksi, share by share; every share), 앞앞이 (apapi, before each person; each), 집집이 (jipjibi, house by house).

th-final of the second syllable undergoes regular palatalisation when followed by suffix (-i); compare 같이 (gachi).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?satsachi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?satsat'i
McCune–Reischauer?sassach'i
Yale Romanization?sathsath.i

Adverb

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샅샅이 (satsachi)

  1. thoroughly, in every nook and corner, everywhere
    • 2014, 팔달산 '토막 시신' 혈액형 A형 확인…목장갑 출처 파악 주력
      경찰들이 수색견과 함께 눈 쌓인 팔달산 주변과 골목길을 샅샅이 살핍니다.
      gyeongchaldeuri susaekgyeon'gwa hamkke nun ssain Paldalsan jubyeon'gwa golmokgireul satsachi salpimnida.
      The policemen and their police dogs searched the snow-covered Paldalsan Mountain and its side roads thoroughly.