Korean edit

Etymology edit

Of native Korean origin. Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teodeolteodeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teodeolteodeol
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŏdŏlt'ŏdŏl
Yale Romanization?thetel.thetel

Ideophone edit

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 터덜터덜 (teodeolteodeol)
Yang-form 타달타달 (tadaltadal)

터덜터덜 (teodeolteodeol)

  1. trudging or treading very wearily or very totteringly (e.g. of stragglers)
  2. (for vehicles) while grinding very loudly on the road
  3. very clackingly (for ceramics to collide together)

Synonyms edit