Korean edit

Etymology edit

Compare 오목하다 (omokhada, “to be curved inside”), 볼록하다 (bollokhada, “to protrude”).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oltongboltong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oltongboltong
McCune–Reischauer?olt'ongbolt'ong
Yale Romanization?ol.thongpol.thong

Ideophone edit

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 울퉁불퉁 (ultungbultung)
Yang-form 올통볼통 (oltongboltong)

올통볼통 (oltongboltong)

  1. (of a surface) somewhat unevenly, somewhat ruggedly

Derived terms edit