Korean

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Etymology

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Reduplication of root 쪼뼛 (jjoppyeot).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjoppyeotjjoppyeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjo'ppyeosjjo'ppyeos
McCune–Reischauer?tchoppyŏtchoppyŏt
Yale Romanization?cco.ppyescco.ppyes

Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 쭈뼛쭈뼛 (jjuppyeotjjuppyeot)
Yang-form 쪼뼛쪼뼛 (jjoppyeotjjoppyeot)
Consonant set
Plain 조뼛조뼛 (joppyeotjoppyeot)
Intensive 쪼뼛쪼뼛 (jjoppyeotjjoppyeot)

쪼뼛쪼뼛 (jjoppyeotjjoppyeot)

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