사푼

Korean

Etymology

Intensive form of 사뿐 (sappun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sʰa̠pʰun]
Phonetic hangeul: [사푼]

Revised Romanization^?	sapun
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sapun
McCune–Reischauer^?	sap'un
Yale Romanization^?	saphun

Ideophone

사푼 • (sapun)

with a particularly soft step, with a particularly light movement

Derived terms

사푼사푼 (sapunsapun)

Usage notes

사푼 (sapun) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 서푼 (seopun).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.

사푼 (sapun) is the intensive consonant form of 사뿐 (sappun).

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.