골골

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɭɡo̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [골골]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	golgol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	golgol
McCune–Reischauer?	kolgol
Yale Romanization?	kol.kol

Etymology 1

Probably related to 곯다 (golta, “to become spoiled, to become rotten, to be sick”) (Cho 2016, p. 168).

Ideophone

골골 • (golgol)

1. in a sickly manner

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia.

Ideophone

골골 • (golgol)

1. (of a hen) while making a mating invitation call