쿵쿵

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰuŋkʰuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [쿵쿵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kungkung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kungkung
McCune–Reischauer?	k'ungk'ung
Yale Romanization?	khwungkhwung

Adverb

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	쿵쿵 (kungkung)
Yang-form	콩콩 (kongkong)

Consonant set

Plain	꿍꿍 (kkungkkung)
Intensive	쿵쿵 (kungkung)

쿵쿵 • (kungkung)

1. (onomatopoeia, walking) thud; thump; stomp
2. (onomatopoeia, explosions) boom; bang; crash

Derived terms

• 쿵쿵거리다 (kungkunggeorida, “to thump; to boom”)
• 쿵쿵대다 (kungkungdaeda, “to thump; to boom”)
• 쿵쿵이다 (kungkung'ida, “to thump; to boom”)
• 쿵쿵하다 (kungkunghada, “to thump; to boom”)

See also

• 퀑퀑 (kwongkwong, “thump”)
• 펑 (peong, “pop”)