꼼작꼼작
Korean
Etymology
Reduplication of 꼼작 (kkomjak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k͈o̞md͡ʑa̠k̚k͈o̞md͡ʑa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [꼼작꼼작]
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Ideophone
꼼작꼼작 • (kkomjakkkomjak)
- (of small or light things) repeatedly moving quite slowly and slightly
Related terms
| Sound-symbolic terms related to 감다 (gamda, “to close one's eyes”) | |||||||
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| 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
꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok).
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.
꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak) is the intensive consonant form of 곰작곰작 (gomjakgomjak).
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.
꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak) is another intensive form of 곰작곰작 (gomjakgomjak), and is considered more intensive than 꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak).
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