Korean edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of 굽이 (gubi, “bend, turn”).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gubigubi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gub'igub'i
McCune–Reischauer?kubigubi
Yale Romanization?kwup.ikwup.i

Ideophone edit

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 굽이굽이 (gubigubi)
Yang-form 곱이곱이 (gobigobi)

굽이굽이 (gubigubi)

  1. meanderingly, in zigzag (with relatively large movements)