꼬르륵꼬르륵

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 꼬르륵 (kkoreureuk).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [k͈o̞ɾɯɾɯk̚k͈o̞ɾɯɾɯk̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [꼬르륵꼬르륵]

Revised Romanization^?	kkoreureukkkoreureuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kkoleuleugkkoleuleug
McCune–Reischauer^?	kkorŭrŭkkorŭrŭk
Yale Romanization^?	kkolulukkkoluluk

Ideophone

꼬르륵꼬르륵 • (kkoreureukkkoreureuk)

(of a stomach) repeatedly rumblingly, repeatedly growlingly
(of a liquid) repeatedly gurglingly
(of a bird) repeatedly cacklingly

Usage notes

꼬르륵꼬르륵 (kkoreureukkkoreureuk) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 꾸르륵꾸르륵 (kkureureukkkureureuk).

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.