워그르르
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wʌ̹ɡɯɾɯɾɯ]
- Phonetic hangeul: [워그르르]
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Ideophone
워그르르 • (wogeureureu)
- (of people, animals, etc.) excessively teemingly (in a repulsive way)
- (of a larger amount of liquid) while boiling very loudly
- (onomatopoeia) with thunder striking from near
- (onomatopoeia, of large stacked solid objects) while tumbling down
Derived terms
- 워그르르하다 (wogeureureuhada, “to teem”)
Related terms
Ideophones related to 바글/버글 (bageul/beogeul, "teeming, bubbling") | |||
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바글바글 (bageulbageul) 바그르르 (bageureureu) | 빠글빠글 (ppageulppageul) 빠그르르 (ppageureureu) | 버글버글 (beogeulbeogeul) 버그르르 (beogeureureu) | 뻐글뻐글 (ppeogeulppeogeul) 뻐그르르 (ppeogeureureu) |
보글보글 (bogeulbogeul) 보그르르 (bogeureureu) | 뽀글뽀글 (ppogeulppogeul) 뽀그르르 (ppogeureureu) | 부글부글 (bugeulbugeul) 부그르르 (bugeureureu) | 뿌글뿌글 (ppugeulppugeul) 뿌그르르 (ppugeureureu) |
와그르르 (wageureureu) | 워그르르 (wogeureureu) | ||
오그르르 (ogeureureu) | 우그르르 (ugeureureu) |
Usage notes
워그르르 (wogeureureu) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 와그르르 (wageureureu).
In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness.