터덜터덜

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰʌ̹dʌ̹ɭtʰʌ̹dʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [터덜터덜]

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

Ideophone

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

• 터벅터벅 (teobeokteobeok)