반짝반짝

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 반짝 (banjjak).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠ɲt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚p͈a̠ɲt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [반짝빤짝]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banjjakbanjjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ban'jjagban'jjag
McCune–Reischauer?pantchakpantchak
Yale Romanization?pan.ccakpan.ccak

Ideophone
Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 번쩍번쩍 (beonjjeokbeonjjeok)
Yang-form 반짝반짝 (banjjakbanjjak)

반짝반짝 • (banjjakbanjjak)

  1. (of a small light) twinkling; with a repeated sparkle
    반짝반짝 빛나는 별.
    banjjakbanjjak binnaneun byeol.
    A twinkling star.
    (literally, “A star whose light is twinkling.”)
  2. (figurative, for a person) while repeatedly entering moments of clarity
  3. (figurative, for a phenomenon) while repeatedly occurring suddenly
  4. (for multiple people or over multiple nights) while staying up the night
  5. while repeatedly lifting up a small thing; (of a small thing) while being repeatedly lifted

Derived terms
  • 반짝반짝거리다 (banjjakbanjjakgeorida)
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