껌벅껌벅

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 껌벅 (kkeombeok).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [k͈ʌ̹mbʌ̹k̚k͈ʌ̹mbʌ̹k̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [껌벅껌벅]

Revised Romanization^?	kkeombeokkkeombeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kkeombeogkkeombeog
McCune–Reischauer^?	kkŏmbŏkkŏmbŏk
Yale Romanization^?	kkempekkkempek

Ideophone

껌벅껌벅 • (kkeombeokkkeombeok)

(for a large light source) while repeatedly darkening and then brightening in quick succession
(for a large light source) while repeatedly brightening and then darkening in quick succession
(for someone with large eyes) while repeatedly blinking one's eyes

Related terms

Sound-symbolic terms related to 감다 (gamda, “to close one's eyes”)
Yang-vowel form				Yin-vowel form
Middle Korean: ᄀᆞᆷᄌᆞᆨ (Yale: komcok)				Middle Korean: 금즉 (Yale: kumcuk)
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

껌벅껌벅 (kkeombeokkkeombeok) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 깜박깜박 (kkambakkkambak).

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.