뒹굴뒹굴

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 뒹굴— (dwinggul-, “to roll about; to idle one's time away”), which is in turn an ablaut variant of 둥글— (dunggeul-, “to be round, circular”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɥiŋɡuɭdɥiŋɡuɭ] ~ [tyŋɡuɭdyŋɡuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dwingguldwinggul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dwingguldwinggul
McCune–Reischauer?twingguldwinggul
Yale Romanization?twingkwultwingkwul

Ideophone

뒹굴뒹굴 • (dwingguldwinggul)

  1. (of a round object) rolling about
  2. (figurative, of a person) having nothing to do, rattling around, idling at home

See also

  • Non-standard: 딩굴딩굴 (dingguldinggul)
  • Verb: 뒹굴뒹굴하다 (dwingguldwinggulhada)
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