오물오물

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Related to 오물쪼물 (omuljjomul, “indistinctly; indecisively; hesitatingly”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o̞muɾo̞muɭ]
Phonetic hangeul: [오무로물]

Revised Romanization^?	omuromul
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	omul-omul
McCune–Reischauer^?	omuromul
Yale Romanization^?	omul.omul

Ideophone

오물오물 • (omuromul)

while murmuring quietly, while mumbling quietly
(of small fish or insects) while swarming

Derived terms

오물오물하다 (omuromulhada, “to murmur”)
오물거리다 (omulgeorida, “to swarm”)

Usage notes

오물오물 (omuromul) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 우물우물 (umurumul).

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.