Korean edit

Etymology edit

A reduplication of 껌뻑 (kkeomppeok).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeomppeokkkeomppeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeomppeogkkeomppeog
McCune–Reischauer?kkŏmppŏkkŏmppŏk
Yale Romanization?kkemppek.kkemppek

Ideophone edit

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok)
Yang-form 깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak)
Consonant set
Plain 껌벅껌벅 (kkeombeokkkeombeok)
Intensive 껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok)

껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok)

  1. (for a large light source) while indeed repeatedly darkening and then brightening in quick succession
  2. (for a large light source) while indeed repeatedly brightening and then darkening in quick succession
  3. (for someone with large eyes) while indeed repeatedly blinking one's eyes

Related terms edit

Sound-symbolic terms related to 감다 (gamda, “to close one's eyes”)
Yang-vowel form
Yin-vowel form
Middle Korean: ᄀᆞᆷᄌᆞᆨ (Yale: komcok)
Middle Korean: 금즉 (Yale: kumcuk)
깜작 (kkamjak)
깜작깜작 (kkamjakkkamjak)
깜짝 (kkamjjak)
깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak)
끔적 (kkeumjeok)
끔적끔적 (kkeumjeokkkeumjeok)
끔쩍 (kkeumjjeok)
끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok)
깜박 (kkambak)
깜박깜박 (kkambakkkambak)
깜빡 (kkamppak)
깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak)
껌벅 (kkeombeok)
껌벅껌벅 (kkeombeokkkeombeok)
껌뻑 (kkeomppeok)
껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok)
끔벅 (kkeumbeok)
끔벅끔벅 (kkeumbeokkkeumbeok)
끔뻑 (kkeumppeok)
끔뻑끔뻑 (kkeumppeokkkeumppeok)
깜찍하다 (kkamjjikhada) 끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikhada)
끔찍끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikkkeumjjikhada)
곰작 (gomjak)
곰작곰작 (gomjakgomjak)
꼼작 (kkomjak)
꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak)
꼼짝 (kkomjjak)
꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak)
굼적 (gumjeok)
굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok)
꿈적 (kkumjeok)
꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok)
꿈쩍 (kkumjjeok)
꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok)