Korean

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Etymology

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Reduplication of (baeng).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baengbaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baengbaeng
McCune–Reischauer?paengbaeng
Yale Romanization?payngpayng

Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 빙빙 (bingbing)
Yang-form 뱅뱅 (baengbaeng)

뱅뱅 (baengbaeng)

  1. round and round; while repeatedly circling a relatively small area
  2. (of movement) to and forth over a relatively small area
  3. nauseatingly