풍덩풍덩

Korean

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pʰuŋdʌ̹ŋpʰuŋdʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangeul: [풍덩풍덩]

Revised Romanization^?	pungdeongpungdeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	pungdeongpungdeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	p'ungdŏngp'ungdŏng
Yale Romanization^?	phungtengphungteng

Ideophone

풍덩풍덩 • (pungdeongpungdeong)

(of a rock or other large object) falling repeatedly in deep water with large splashes
- 빙산 조각이 바다로 풍덩풍덩 떨어진다
  bingsan jogagi badaro pungdeongpungdeong tteoreojinda
  The shards of the iceberg fall down, splash, splash, into the sea.

Usage notes

풍덩풍덩 (pungdeongpungdeong) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 퐁당퐁당 (pongdangpongdang).

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.