서푼

Korean

Etymology

Intensive form of 서뿐 (seoppun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹pʰun]
Phonetic hangeul: [서푼]

Revised Romanization^?	seopun
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seopun
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏp'un
Yale Romanization^?	sephun

Ideophone

서푼 • (seopun)

with a somewhat soft step, with a somewhat light movement

Derived terms

서푼서푼 (seopunseopun)

Usage notes

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

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.

서푼 (seopun) is the intensive consonant form of 서뿐 (seoppun).

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.