꼬무락꼬무락
Korean
Etymology
Intensive form of 고무락고무락 (gomurakgomurak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k͈o̞muɾa̠k̚k͈o̞muɾa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [꼬무락꼬무락]
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Ideophone
꼬무락꼬무락 • (kkomurakkkomurak)
- indeed wrigglingly; indeed squirmingly; while indeed repeatedly moving slowly and slightly (e.g. of an inchworm)
- 길가에서 꼬무락꼬무락대는 지렁이
- gilga-eseo kkomurakkkomurakdaeneun jireong-i
- The earthworm all squirming and twitching on the roadside
Related terms
| Ideophones derived from 곰/굼 (gom/gum-, "moving, squirming") | |||
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Middle Korean: 구믈구믈 (kwumulkwumul) | |||
| 고물고물 (gomulgomul) 고무락고무락 (gomurakgomurak) | 꼬물꼬물 (kkomulkkomul) 꼬무락꼬무락 (kkomurakkkomurak) | 구물구물 (gumulgumul) 구무럭구무럭 (gumureokgumureok) | 꾸물꾸물 (kkumulkkumul) 꾸무럭꾸무럭 (kkumureokkkumureok) |
| 곰실곰실 (gomsilgomsil) 곰지락 (gomjirak) 곰지락곰지락 (gomjirakgomjirak) | 꼼실꼼실 (kkomsilkkomsil) 꼼지락 (kkomjirak) 꼼지락꼼지락 (kkomjirakkkomjirak) | 굼실굼실 (gumsilgumsil) 굼지럭 (gumjireok) 굼지럭굼지럭 (gumjireokgumjireok) | 꿈실꿈실 (kkumsilkkumsil) 꿈지럭 (kkumjireok) 꿈지럭꿈지럭 (kkumjireokkkumjireok) |
| 곰틀 (gomteul) 곰틀곰틀 (gomteulgomteul) | 꼼틀 (kkomteul) 꼼틀꼼틀 (kkomteulkkomteul) 꼼트락꼼트락 (kkomteurakkkomteurak) | 굼틀 (gumteul) 굼틀굼틀 (gumteulgumteul) | 꿈틀 (kkumteul) 꿈틀꿈틀 (kkumteulkkumteul) 꿈트럭꿈트럭 (kkumteureokkkumteureok) |
굼벵이 (gumbeng-i, “larva”) (noun) | |||
Usage notes
꼬무락꼬무락 (kkomurakkkomurak) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 꾸무럭꾸무럭 (kkumureokkkumureok).
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.
꼬무락꼬무락 (kkomurakkkomurak) is the intensive consonant form of 고무락고무락 (gomurakgomurak).
In many Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with consonants which are aspirated or tensed are intensive; they emphasize the degree to which the description is true.