숨바꼭질

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Middle Korean 숨막질 (Yale: swummakcil). From 숨— (sum-, “to hide”) + 막— (mak-, “to prevent”) (?) + —질 (jil, nominalisation suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[sʰumba̠k͈o̞k̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]
Phonetic Hangul[숨바꼭찔]

Revised Romanization^?	sumbakkokjil
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sumbakkogjil
McCune–Reischauer^?	sumbakkokchil
Yale Romanization^?	swumpakkokqcil

Noun

숨바꼭질 • (sumbakkokjil)

(games) hide and seek
아이들은 달빛보다 밝은 가로등 밑에 모여 재미난 숨바꼭질도 하고 고무줄넘기도 하며 밤 늦게까지 놀았다.
Aideureun dalbitboda balgeun garodeung mite moyeo jaeminan sumbakkokjildo hago gomujulleomgido hamyeo bam neutgekkaji noratda.
Gathering under streetlamps which are brighter than moonlight, children jollily played hide-and-seek and rubber jump rope until late at night.
(figuratively) appearing and disappearing; being sometimes visible and sometimes invisible
풀솜 같은 구름 속으로 숨바꼭질을 하는 달을 보며 소희는 고향을 떠올렸다.
Pulsom gateun gureum sogeuro sumbakkokjireul haneun dareul bomyeo sohuineun gohyang-eul tteoollyeotda.
Sight of the flickering moon in the puffy clouds made Sohui reminisce about her hometown.
(figuratively) hide and seek; evading
우리는 단속원들과 숨바꼭질을 하면서 장사를 하는 노점상들을 쉽게 찾아볼 수 있다.
Urineun dansogwondeulgwa sumbakkokjireul hamyeonseo jangsareul haneun nojeomsangdeureul swipge chajabol su itda.
We can easily find street vendors in business who are playing hide-and-seek with the street wardens.

Synonyms

술래잡기 (sullaejapgi)
(North Korea) 숨기내기 (sumginaegi), 숨을내기 (sumeullaegi)

Derived terms

(abbreviation) 숨박질 (sumbakjil)
(verb) 숨바꼭질하다 (sumbakkokjilhada)