퉁퉁걸음

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 퉁퉁 (tungtung, “thump, stamp, thud, boom”) +‎ 걸음 (georeum, “step, walk, stride, pace, gait, manner of walking”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰuŋtʰuŋɡʌ̹ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [퉁퉁거름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tungtunggeoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tungtunggeol'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ungt'unggŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?	thwungthwungkel.um

Noun

퉁퉁걸음 • (tungtunggeoreum)

1. a stamp, heavy tread/walk, lumbering gait, walking with pounding steps

   한 퉁퉁걸음 앞으로 ― han tungtunggeoreum ap-euro ― to take a heavy step forwards