깜짝깜짝

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 깜짝 (kkamjjak).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [k͈a̠mt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚k͈a̠mt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [깜짝깜짝]
Revised Romanization? kkamjjakkkamjjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)? kkamjjagkkamjjag
McCune–Reischauer? kkamtchakkamtchak
Yale Romanization? kkamccakkkamccak

Ideophone

깜짝깜짝 • (kkamjjakkkamjjak)

  1. while blinking one's eyes repeatedly (especially in disbelief)
  2. while being repeatedly shocked and surprised (often in a positive way)
    • 유령의 집에선 깜짝깜짝 놀란다
      yuryeong-ui jibeseon kkamjjakkkamjjak nollanda
      You get shocked repeatedly in a haunted attraction.
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

깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok).

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.

깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak) is the intensive consonant form of 깜작깜작 (kkamjakkkamjak).

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.

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