안절부절

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean word 안주부득 (安住不得, anjubudeuk, “to be unable to sit in peace”). The phonological changes are motivated by the demands of Korean rhyme reduplication common in ideophonic words.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(Seoul dialect, key): [a̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭbud͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [안절부절]
Revised Romanization? anjeolbujeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? anjeolbujeol
McCune–Reischauer? anjŏlbujŏl
Yale Romanization? ancelpucel

Ideophone

안절부절 • (anjeolbujeol)

  1. while being on tenterhooks, while being on pins and needles

Derived terms
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