조뼛조뼛

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of root 조뼛 (joppyeot).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞p͈jʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈o̞p͈jʌ̹t̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [조뼏쪼뼏]

Revised Romanization^?	joppyeotjoppyeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	joppyeosjoppyeos
McCune–Reischauer^?	choppyŏtchoppyŏt
Yale Romanization^?	coppyesqcoppyes

Ideophone

조뼛조뼛 • (joppyeotjoppyeot)

(of multiple objects) very pointily, very taperingly
(of hair) while repeatedly somewhat standing on end in shock
(of a person) repeatedly somewhat hesitantly, repeatedly somewhat diffidently
with repeatedly pursed lips

Usage notes

조뼛조뼛 (joppyeotjoppyeot) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 주뼛주뼛 (juppyeotjuppyeot).

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.