U+D551, 핑
HANGUL SYLLABLE PING
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[U+D550]
Hangul Syllables
[U+D552]

Korean

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʰiŋ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: []
Revised Romanization? ping
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ping
McCune–Reischauer? p'ing
Yale Romanization? phing

Etymology 1

Para-intensive form of (bing).

Ideophone

(ping)

  1. round; circling a relatively large area once
  2. with a sudden moment of nausea
  3. with tears in one's eyes
Derived terms

Usage notes

(ping) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of (paeng).

In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness. (ping) is the aspirated consonant form of neutral (bing) and intensive (pping).

In certain Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with aspirated consonants are para-intensive; they emphasize the degree to which the description is true to an extreme extent beyond that enabled by the intensive form alone.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Ideophone

(ping)

  1. (onomatopoeia, of a rapid bullet) with a whiz
Derived terms

Usage notes

(ping) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of (paeng).

In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness.

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