꼬르륵

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. An onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [k͈o̞ɾɯɾɯk̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [꼬르륵]

Revised Romanization^?	kkoreureuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kkoleuleug
McCune–Reischauer^?	kkorŭrŭk
Yale Romanization^?	kkoluluk

Ideophone

꼬르륵 • (kkoreureuk)

(of a stomach) while making a small rumbling sound, while making a small growling sound
(of a liquid) while making a small gurgling sound
(of a bird) while making a small cackling sound

Derived terms

꼬르륵꼬르륵 (kkoreureukkkoreureuk)

Usage notes

꼬르륵 (kkoreureuk) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 꾸르륵 (kkureureuk).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.