하느작

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Perhaps related to 흐르— (heureu-, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^{(Seoul dialect, key)}: [ha̠nɯd͡ʑa̠k̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [하느작]

Revised Romanization^?	haneujak
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	haneujag
McCune–Reischauer^?	hanŭjak
Yale Romanization^?	hanucak

Ideophone

하느작 • (haneujak)

(of a long and slender object) while swaying lightly and idly (rarely used alone or non-reduplicated)
하늘을 바라보니 길다란 이파리가 하느작대고 있었다.
Haneureul baraboni gildaran ipariga haneujakdaego isseotda.
When I looked up towards the sky, the slender leaves were swaying idly to and fro.

Derived terms

하느작하느작 (haneujakhaneujak)
하느작이다 (haneujagida)
하느작대다 (haneujakdaeda)
하느작거리다 (haneujakgeorida)

Usage notes

하느작 (haneujak) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 흐느적 (heuneujeok).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.