깜빡깜빡

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 깜빡 (kkamppak).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [k͈a̠mp͈a̠k̚k͈a̠mp͈a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [깜빡깜빡]
Revised Romanization? kkamppakkkamppak
Revised Romanization (translit.)? kkamppagkkamppag
McCune–Reischauer? kkamppakkamppak
Yale Romanization? kkamppakkkamppak

Ideophone

깜빡깜빡 • (kkamppakkkamppak)

  1. (for a light source) while indeed repeatedly darkening and then brightening in quick succession
  2. (for a light source) while indeed repeatedly brightening and then darkening in quick succession
  3. while indeed repeatedly blinking one's eyes
  4. (for a person) while repeatedly entering quite a muddled or confused state of consciousness
    Sound-symbolic terms related to 감다 (gamda, “to close one's eyes”)
    Yang-vowel form
    Yin-vowel form
    Middle Korean: ᄀᆞᆷᄌᆞᆨ (Yale: komcok)
    Middle Korean: 금즉 (Yale: kumcuk)
    깜작 (kkamjak)
    깜작깜작 (kkamjakkkamjak)    		깜짝 (kkamjjak)
    깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak)    		끔적 (kkeumjeok)
    끔적끔적 (kkeumjeokkkeumjeok)    		끔쩍 (kkeumjjeok)
    끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok)
    깜박 (kkambak)
    깜박깜박 (kkambakkkambak)    		깜빡 (kkamppak)
    깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak)    		껌벅 (kkeombeok)
    껌벅껌벅 (kkeombeokkkeombeok)    		껌뻑 (kkeomppeok)
    껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok)
    끔벅 (kkeumbeok)
    끔벅끔벅 (kkeumbeokkkeumbeok)    		끔뻑 (kkeumppeok)
    끔뻑끔뻑 (kkeumppeokkkeumppeok)
    깜찍하다 (kkamjjikhada)끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikhada)
    끔찍끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikkkeumjjikhada)
    곰작 (gomjak)
    곰작곰작 (gomjakgomjak)    		꼼작 (kkomjak)
    꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak)    		꼼짝 (kkomjjak)
    꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak)    		굼적 (gumjeok)
    굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok)    		꿈적 (kkumjeok)
    꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok)    		꿈쩍 (kkumjjeok)
    꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok)

    Usage notes

    깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok).

    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.

    깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak) is the intensive consonant form of 깜박깜박 (kkambakkkambak).

    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. 깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak) is more commonly used than the non-intensive form.

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