뒹굴뒹굴
Korean edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɥiŋɡuɭdɥiŋɡuɭ] ~ [tyŋɡuɭdyŋɡuɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [뒹굴뒹굴]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | dwingguldwinggul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dwingguldwinggul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | twingguldwinggul |
| Yale Romanization? | twingkwultwingkwul |
Ideophone edit
뒹굴뒹굴 • (dwingguldwinggul)
- (of a round object) rolling about
- (figurative, of a person) having nothing to do, rattling around, idling at home