서뿐서뿐

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 서뿐 (seoppun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹p͈unsʰʌ̹p͈un]
Phonetic hangeul: [서뿐서뿐]

Revised Romanization^?	seoppunseoppun
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seoppunseoppun
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏppunsŏppun
Yale Romanization^?	seppunseppun

Ideophone

서뿐서뿐 • (seoppunseoppun)

with somewhat soft steps, somewhat softly, somewhat lightly

Usage notes

서뿐서뿐 (seoppunseoppun) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 사뿐사뿐 (sappunsappun).

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.