껌벅
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k͈ʌ̹mbʌ̹k̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [껌벅]
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Ideophone
껌벅 • (kkeombeok)
- (for a large light source) while darkening and then brightening in quick succession
- (for a large light source) while brightening and then darkening in quick succession
- (for someone with large eyes) while blinking one's eyes
Derived terms
- 껌벅거리다 (kkeombeokgeorida)
Related terms
Sound-symbolic terms related to 감다 (gamda, “to close one's eyes”) | |||||||
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깜작 (kkamjak) 깜작깜작 (kkamjakkkamjak) | 깜짝 (kkamjjak) 깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak) | 끔적 (kkeumjeok) 끔적끔적 (kkeumjeokkkeumjeok) | 끔쩍 (kkeumjjeok) 끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok) | ||||
깜박 (kkambak) 깜박깜박 (kkambakkkambak) | 깜빡 (kkamppak) 깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak) | 껌벅 (kkeombeok) 껌벅껌벅 (kkeombeokkkeombeok) | 껌뻑 (kkeomppeok) 껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok) | ||||
끔벅 (kkeumbeok) 끔벅끔벅 (kkeumbeokkkeumbeok) | 끔뻑 (kkeumppeok) 끔뻑끔뻑 (kkeumppeokkkeumppeok) | ||||||
깜찍하다 (kkamjjikhada) | 끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikhada) 끔찍끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikkkeumjjikhada) | ||||||
곰작 (gomjak) 곰작곰작 (gomjakgomjak) | 꼼작 (kkomjak) 꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak) | 꼼짝 (kkomjjak) 꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak) | 굼적 (gumjeok) 굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok) | 꿈적 (kkumjeok) 꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok) | 꿈쩍 (kkumjjeok) 꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok) |
Usage notes
껌벅 (kkeombeok) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 깜박 (kkambak).
In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness.