쭈뼛쭈뼛

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of root 쭈뼛 (jjuppyeot).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈up͈jʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈up͈jʌ̹t̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [쭈뼏쭈뼏]

Revised Romanization^?	jjuppyeotjjuppyeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jjuppyeosjjuppyeos
McCune–Reischauer^?	tchuppyŏtchuppyŏt
Yale Romanization^?	ccwuppyesccwuppyes

Ideophone

쭈뼛쭈뼛 • (jjuppyeotjjuppyeot)

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

Usage notes

쭈뼛쭈뼛 (jjuppyeotjjuppyeot) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 쪼뼛쪼뼛 (jjoppyeotjjoppyeot).

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.

쭈뼛쭈뼛 (jjuppyeotjjuppyeot) is the intensive consonant form of 주뼛주뼛 (juppyeotjuppyeot).

In many Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with consonants which are aspirated or tensed are intensive; they emphasize the degree to which the description is true.