부끄부끄

Korean

Etymology

Formed from 부끄럽다 (bukkeureopda, “to be shy”) in the late twentieth century.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puk͈ɯbuk͈ɯ]
Phonetic hangul: [부끄부끄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bukkeubukkeu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bu'kkeubu'kkeu
McCune–Reischauer^?	pukkŭbukkŭ
Yale Romanization^?	pu.kkupu.kku

Ideophone

부끄부끄 • (bukkeubukkeu)

(neologism, slang) in an adorably shy manner

Usage notes

As is typical of ideophones newly coined since the late twentieth century, 부끄부끄 (bukkeubukkeu) does not take yin-yang vowel ablaut or consonant alternation.