주뼛주뼛

주뼛주뼛

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of root 주뼛 (juppyeot).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕup͈jʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈up͈jʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[주뼏쭈뼏]

Revised Romanization? juppyeotjuppyeot Revised Romanization (translit.)? juppyeosjuppyeos McCune–Reischauer? chuppyŏtchuppyŏt Yale Romanization? cwuppyesqcwuppyes

Adverb

주뼛주뼛 • (juppyeotjuppyeot)

1. (ideophonic) hesitantly; diffidently

Related terms

• Ablaut form: 조뼛조뼛 (joppyeotjoppyeot)
• Tense form: 쭈뼛쭈뼛 (jjuppyeotjjuppyeot)

Derived terms

• 주뼛주뼛하다 (juppyeotjuppyeothada)