오물쪼물

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Probably related to 오물오물 (omuromul, “murmuringly”).

Ideophone

오물쪼물 • (omuljjomul)

(rhyme reduplicative) quite indecisively, quite hesitantly (generally not very critical)

Derived terms

오물쪼물하다 (omuljjomulhada): to behave quite indecisively, quite hesitantly

Usage notes

오물쪼물 (omuljjomul) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 우물쭈물 (umuljjumul).

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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