팽팽

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰɛŋpʰɛŋ] ~ [pʰe̞ŋpʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [팽팽/펭펭]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	paengpaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	paengpaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	p'aengp'aeng
Yale Romanization?	phayngphayng

Etymology 1

Reduplication of 팽 (paeng). The third sense is figurative, from an image of the head spinning about while thinking.

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	핑핑 (pingping)
Yang-form	팽팽 (paengpaeng)

Consonant set

Plain	뱅뱅 (baengbaeng)
Intensive	뺑뺑 (ppaengppaeng)
Para-intensive	팽팽 (paengpaeng)

팽팽 • (paengpaeng)

1. round and round; while repeatedly circling a relatively small area
2. nauseatingly
3. (by extension, of thinking) intelligently

Etymology 2

Reduplication of 팽 (paeng).

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	핑핑 (pingping)
Yang-form	팽팽 (paengpaeng)

팽팽 • (paengpaeng)

1. (of multiple bullets) while whizzing about

Etymology 3

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	핑핑 (pingping)
Yang-form	팽팽 (paengpaeng)

팽팽 • (paengpaeng)

1. (of a string or rope) in a taut manner

Derived terms

• 팽팽하다 (paengpaenghada, “to be taut”)

Etymology 4

Onomatopoeic.

Ideophone

팽팽 • (paengpaeng)

1. (onomatopoeia) while blowing one's nose