땡땡

Korean

Etymology

Intensive form of 댕댕 (daengdaeng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ɛŋt͈ɛŋ] ~ [t͈e̞ŋt͈e̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [땡땡/뗑뗑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttaengttaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttaengttaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	ttaengttaeng
Yale Romanization?	ttayngttayng

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	띵띵 (ttingtting)
Yang-form	땡땡 (ttaengttaeng)

Consonant set

Plain	댕댕 (daengdaeng)
Intensive	땡땡 (ttaengttaeng)

땡땡 • (ttaengttaeng)

1. very swellingly

   온 몸이 땡땡 부었다.

   on mom-i ttaengttaeng bueotda.

   His entire body is very swollen up.

2. in a very hard and solid shape