Korean

Noun

실마리 • ‎(silmari)

1. (literally thread head) beginning of a thread
2. clue, lead

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) 실머리 (silmeori)

Synonyms

• 실끝 (silkkeut): end of a thread
• 열쇠 (yeolsoe): key
• 단서 (端緖, danseo): clue

Antonyms

• 미궁 (迷宮, migung): maze, labyrinth
• 미로 (迷路, miro): maze, labyrinth

Related terms

• 실 (sil): thread
• 마리 (mari): head (obsolete except for "heads" or number of animals, etc.)
• 머리 (meori): head

Related verbs:

• 놓치다 (notchida): to lose
• 잡다 (japda): to catch
• 찾다 (chatda): to find
• 풀다 (pulda): to unravel

See also

• 꾸리 (kkuri): ball of thread
• 꾸리다 (kkurida): To pack, tie up, wrap up, fix up, manage
• 끄르다 (kkeureuda): To unpack, untie, undo