생글생글

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 생글 (saenggeul).

Phonology
  • IPA(key): [sʰɛŋɡɯɭsʰɛŋɡɯɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [생글생글]
Revised Romanization? saenggeulsaenggeul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? saenggeulsaenggeul
McCune–Reischauer? saenggŭlsaenggŭl
Yale Romanization? sayngkulsayngkul

Ideophone

생글생글 • (saenggeulsaenggeul)

  1. while continuously grinning widely

Usage notes

생글생글 (saenggeulsaenggeul) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 싱글싱글 (singgeulsinggeul).

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.

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