통통
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 통 (tong).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰo̞ŋtʰo̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [통통]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | tongtong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | tongtong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | t'ongt'ong |
| Yale Romanization? | thongthong |
Ideophone
| Yin-form | 퉁퉁 (tungtung) |
|---|---|
| Yang-form | 통통 (tongtong) |
통통 • (tongtong)
- (onomatopoeia) with a thump (a word imitating the sound made when a small drum, an empty wood pail, etc., is repeatedly beaten)
- (onomatopoeia) with a stamp (a word imitating the sound made when a foot stamps a hard spot repeatedly)
- (a word imitating the sound made when a tense string, etc., is plucked repeatedly)
- in drops, bouncing (a word imitating the sound made when small water drops or round objects keep falling)
- (a word imitating the sound made when a small motor is operated)
- roundly, fatly, corpulently, swollenly
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