올통볼통

Korean

Etymology

Compare 오목하다 (omokhada, “to be curved inside”), 볼록하다 (bollokhada, “to protrude”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o̞ɭtʰo̞ŋbo̞ɭtʰo̞ŋ]
Phonetic hangeul: [올통볼통]

Revised Romanization^?	oltongboltong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	oltongboltong
McCune–Reischauer^?	olt'ongbolt'ong
Yale Romanization^?	olthongpolthong

Ideophone

올통볼통 • (oltongboltong)

(of a surface) somewhat unevenly, somewhat ruggedly

Derived terms

울퉁불퉁하다 (ultungbultunghada)

Usage notes

올통볼통 (oltongboltong) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 울퉁불퉁 (ultungbultung).

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.