안절부절

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean word 안주부득 (安住不得, anjubudeuk, “to be unable to sit in peace”). The phonological changes are motivated by the demands of Korean rhyme reduplication common in ideophonic words.

Pronunciation

IPA^{(Seoul dialect, key)}: [a̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭbud͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
Phonetic hangeul: [안절부절]

Revised Romanization^?	anjeolbujeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	anjeolbujeol
McCune–Reischauer^?	anjŏlbujŏl
Yale Romanization^?	ancelpucel

Ideophone

안절부절 • (anjeolbujeol)

while being on tenterhooks, while being on pins and needles

Derived terms

안절부절못하다 (anjeolbujeolmothada)
안절부절하다 (anjeolbujeolhada)