꿀꿀

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [k͈uɭk͈uɭ]
Phonetic hangeul: [꿀꿀]

Revised Romanization^?	kkulkkul
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kkulkkul
McCune–Reischauer^?	kkulkkul
Yale Romanization^?	kkwulkkwul

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Ideophone

꿀꿀 • (kkulkkul)

(onomatopoeia) oink; with the cry of a pig
(of a large stream of water) gurglingly

Derived terms

Sense 2: 쿨쿨 (kulkul)

Usage notes

꿀꿀 (kkulkkul) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 꼴꼴 (kkolkkol).

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.