꿈틀꿈틀
Korean
Etymology
Reduplication of 꿈틀 (kkumteul).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k͈umtʰɯɭk͈umtʰɯɭ]
- Phonetic hangeul: [꿈틀꿈틀]
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Ideophone
꿈틀꿈틀 • (kkumteulkkumteul)
- indeed squirmingly
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
꿈틀꿈틀 (kkumteulkkumteul) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 꼼틀꼼틀 (kkomteulkkomteul).
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.
꿈틀꿈틀 (kkumteulkkumteul) is the intensive consonant form of 굼틀굼틀 (gumteulgumteul).
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.