통통
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 통 (tong).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰo̞ŋtʰo̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [통통]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | tongtong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tongtong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | t'ongt'ong |
| Yale Romanization? | thongthong |
Adverb
통통 • (tongtong)
- (onomatopoeia) with a thump (a word imitating the sound made when a small drum, an empty wood pail, etc., is repeatedly beaten)
- (onomatopoeia) with a stamp (a word imitating the sound made when a foot stamps a hard spot repeatedly)
- (a word imitating the sound made when a tense string, etc., is plucked repeatedly)
- in drops, bouncing (a word imitating the sound made when small water drops or round objects keep falling)
- (a word imitating the sound made when a small motor is operated)
- roundly, fatly, corpulently, swollenly
Derived terms
(roundly, corpulently, swollenly):
- 통통하다 (tongtonghada, “short and fat, swollen”)
- 통통함 (tongtongham, “plumpness”)
(thump, stamp, bounce):
- 통통거리다 (tongtonggeorida, “to pound, resound, stamp”)
See also
- 튀다 (twida, “chubby”)
- 퉁퉁 (tungtung, “boom, thump”)