꿈쩍꿈쩍
Korean
Etymology
Reduplication of 꿈쩍 (kkumjjeok).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k͈umt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚k͈umt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [꿈쩍꿈쩍]
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Ideophone
꿈쩍꿈쩍 • (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok)
- (of large or heavy things) repeatedly moving indeed slowly and slightly
- 바위를 밀었더니 꿈쩍꿈쩍 움직인다.
- Bawireul mireotdeoni kkumjjeokkkumjjeok umjiginda.
- Since we pushed the rock, it's budging inch by inch.
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
꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak).
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.
꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok) 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.
꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok) is another intensive form of 굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok), and is considered less intensive than 꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok).