뻘떡

Korean

Etymology

Intensive form of 벌떡 (beoltteok).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [p͈ʌ̹ɭt͈ʌ̹k̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [뻘떡]

Revised Romanization^?	ppeoltteok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ppeoltteog
McCune–Reischauer^?	ppŏlttŏk
Yale Romanization^?	ppelttek

Ideophone

뻘떡 • (ppeoltteok)

while suddenly standing up, with a relatively large movement; while suddenly becoming erect, with a relatively large movement
while suddenly lying down, with a relatively large movement; while suddenly falling down, with a relatively large movement

Derived terms

뻘떡뻘떡 (ppeoltteokppeoltteok)

Usage notes

뻘떡 (ppeoltteok) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 빨딱 (ppalttak).

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.뻘떡 (ppeoltteok) is the intensive consonant form of 벌떡 (beoltteok).

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.