꼬박꼬박

Korean

Etymology

Doubling of 꼬박 (kkobak, “whole, entire”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈o̞ba̠k̚k͈o̞ba̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [꼬박꼬박]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkobakkkobak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkobagkkobag
McCune–Reischauer?kkobakkobak
Yale Romanization?kkopak.kkopak

Ideophone
Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 꾸벅꾸벅 (kkubeokkkubeok)
Yang-form 꼬박꼬박 (kkobakkkobak)
Consonant set
Plain 꼬박꼬박 (kkobakkkobak)
Intensive 꼬빡꼬빡 (kkoppakkkoppak)

꼬박꼬박 • (kkobakkkobak)

  1. constantly, consistently, regularly, religiously, faithfully, all the time
    꼬박꼬박 말대꾸하다
    kkobakkkobak maldaekkuhada
    to talk back constantly
    꼬박꼬박 일기를 쓰다
    kkobakkkobak ilgi-reul sseuda
    to write in one's diary regularly
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