핑핑
Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pʰiŋpʰiŋ]
- Phonetic hangeul: [핑핑]
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Etymology 1
Reduplication of 핑 (ping).
Ideophone
핑핑 • (pingping)
Usage notes
핑핑 (pingping) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 팽팽 (paengpaeng).
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.
핑핑 (pingping) is the aspirated consonant form of neutral 빙빙 (bingbing) and intensive 삥삥 (ppingpping).
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
Reduplication of 핑 (ping).
Usage notes
핑핑 (pingping) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 팽팽 (paengpaeng).
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.
Usage notes
핑핑 (pingping) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 팽팽 (paengpaeng).
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.