쿨럭

Korean

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʰuɭɭʌ̹k̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [쿨럭]

Revised Romanization^?	kulleok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kulleog
McCune–Reischauer^?	k'ullŏk
Yale Romanization^?	khwullek

Ideophone

쿨럭 • (kulleok)

(onomatopoeia) while coughing harshly once

Derived terms

쿨럭쿨럭 (kulleokkulleok)

Usage notes

쿨럭 (kulleok) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 콜록 (kollok).

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.