꼬물꼬물

Korean

Etymology

While historically the intensive form of 고물고물 (gomulgomul), it is now the default form because the source form is rarely used.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈o̞muɭk͈o̞muɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [꼬물꼬물]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkomulkkomul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkomulkkomul
McCune–Reischauer?kkomulkkomul
Yale Romanization?kkomul.kkomul

Ideophone
Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 꾸물꾸물 (kkumulkkumul)
Yang-form 꼬물꼬물 (kkomulkkomul)

꼬물꼬물 • (kkomulkkomul)

  1. (of small things) moving slowly in succession
  2. somewhat lazily, somewhat sluggishly
  3. somewhat wrigglingly
Ideophones derived from 곰/굼 (gom/gum-, "moving, squirming")
Old Korean: 丘物叱丘物叱 (*kwumulskwumuls)
Middle Korean: 구믈구믈 (kwumulkwumul)
Yang-vowel form
Yin-vowel form
고물고물 (gomulgomul)
고무락고무락 (gomurakgomurak)		꼬물꼬물 (kkomulkkomul)
꼬무락꼬무락 (kkomurakkkomurak)		구물구물 (gumulgumul)
구무럭구무럭 (gumureokgumureok)		꾸물꾸물 (kkumulkkumul)
꾸무럭꾸무럭 (kkumureokkkumureok)
곰실곰실 (gomsilgomsil)
곰지락 (gomjirak)
곰지락곰지락 (gomjirakgomjirak)		꼼실꼼실 (kkomsilkkomsil)
꼼지락 (kkomjirak)
꼼지락꼼지락 (kkomjirakkkomjirak)		굼실굼실 (gumsilgumsil)
굼지럭 (gumjireok)
굼지럭굼지럭 (gumjireokgumjireok)		꿈실꿈실 (kkumsilkkumsil)
꿈지럭 (kkumjireok)
꿈지럭꿈지럭 (kkumjireokkkumjireok)
곰틀 (gomteul)
곰틀곰틀 (gomteulgomteul)		꼼틀 (kkomteul)
꼼틀꼼틀 (kkomteulkkomteul)
꼼트락꼼트락 (kkomteurakkkomteurak)		굼틀 (gumteul)
굼틀굼틀 (gumteulgumteul)		꿈틀 (kkumteul)
꿈틀꿈틀 (kkumteulkkumteul)
꿈트럭꿈트럭 (kkumteureokkkumteureok)
굼뜨다 (gumtteuda, “to be sluggish”) (adjective)
굼벵이 (gumbeng'i, “larva”) (noun)
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