오물오물

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Related to 오물쪼물 (omuljjomul, “indistinctly; indecisively; hesitatingly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o̞muɾo̞muɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [오무로물]
Revised Romanization? omuromul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? omul-omul
McCune–Reischauer? omuromul
Yale Romanization? omul.omul

Ideophone

오물오물 • (omuromul)

  1. while murmuring quietly, while mumbling quietly
  2. (of small fish or insects) while swarming

Derived terms
  • 오물오물하다 (omuromulhada, “to murmur”)
  • 오물거리다 (omulgeorida, “to swarm”)

Usage notes

오물오물 (omuromul) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 우물우물 (umurumul).

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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