꿈적꿈적
Korean
Etymology
Reduplication of 꿈적 (kkumjeok).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k͈umd͡ʑʌ̹k̚k͈umd͡ʑʌ̹k̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [꿈적꿈적]
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Ideophone
꿈적꿈적 • (kkumjeokkkumjeok)
- (of large or heavy things) repeatedly moving quite slowly and slightly
Related terms
| Sound-symbolic terms related to 감다 (gamda, “to close one's eyes”) | |||||||
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| 깜작 (kkamjak) 깜작깜작 (kkamjakkkamjak) | 깜짝 (kkamjjak) 깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak) | 끔적 (kkeumjeok) 끔적끔적 (kkeumjeokkkeumjeok) | 끔쩍 (kkeumjjeok) 끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok) | ||||
| 깜박 (kkambak) 깜박깜박 (kkambakkkambak) | 깜빡 (kkamppak) 깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak) | 껌벅 (kkeombeok) 껌벅껌벅 (kkeombeokkkeombeok) | 껌뻑 (kkeomppeok) 껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok) | ||||
| 끔벅 (kkeumbeok) 끔벅끔벅 (kkeumbeokkkeumbeok) | 끔뻑 (kkeumppeok) 끔뻑끔뻑 (kkeumppeokkkeumppeok) | ||||||
| 깜찍하다 (kkamjjikhada) | 끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikhada) 끔찍끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikkkeumjjikhada) | ||||||
| 곰작 (gomjak) 곰작곰작 (gomjakgomjak) | 꼼작 (kkomjak) 꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak) | 꼼짝 (kkomjjak) 꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak) | 굼적 (gumjeok) 굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok) | 꿈적 (kkumjeok) 꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok) | 꿈쩍 (kkumjjeok) 꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok) | ||
Usage notes
꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak).
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.
꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok) is the intensive consonant form of 굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok).
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.
꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok) is another intensive form of 굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok), and is considered more intensive than 꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok).