꼼틀

Korean

Etymology

Intensive form of 곰틀 (gomteul).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [k͈o̞mtʰɯɭ]
Phonetic hangeul: [꼼틀]

Revised Romanization^?	kkomteul
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kkomteul
McCune–Reischauer^?	kkomt'ŭl
Yale Romanization^?	kkomthul

Ideophone

꼼틀 • (kkomteul)

while indeed squirming once with small motions

Related terms

Ideophones derived from 곰/굼 (gom/gum-, "moving, squirming")
Old Korean: 丘物叱丘物叱 (kwumulskwumuls) Middle Korean: 구믈구믈* (kwumulkwumul)
Yang-vowel form		Yin-vowel form
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)
굼뜨다 (gumtteuda, “to be sluggish”) (adjective) 굼벵이 (gumbeng-i, “larva”) (noun)

Usage notes

꼼틀 (kkomteul) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 꿈틀 (kkumteul).

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.

꼼틀 (kkomteul) is the intensive consonant form of 곰틀 (gomteul).

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.