조뼛

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞p͈jʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [조뼏]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	joppyeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jo'ppyeos
McCune–Reischauer?	choppyŏt
Yale Romanization?	co.ppyes

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	주뼛 (juppyeot)
Yang-form	조뼛 (joppyeot)

조뼛 • (joppyeot)

1. (of an object) very pointily, very taperingly
2. (of hair) while somewhat standing on end in shock
3. (of a person) somewhat hesitantly, somewhat diffidently
4. with pursed lips

Derived terms

• 조뼛하다 (joppyeothada)
• 조뼛조뼛 (joppyeotjoppyeot)
• 쪼뼛 (jjoppyeot)