Korean edit

Etymology edit

Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pungdeongpungdeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pungdeongpungdeong
McCune–Reischauer?p'ungdŏngp'ungdŏng
Yale Romanization?phungtengphungteng

Ideophone edit

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 풍덩풍덩 (pungdeongpungdeong)
Yang-form 퐁당퐁당 (pongdangpongdang)

풍덩풍덩 (pungdeongpungdeong)

  1. (of a rock or other large object) falling repeatedly in deep water with large splashes
    빙산 조각 바다 풍덩풍덩 떨어진다
    bingsan jogag-i bada-ro pungdeongpungdeong tteoreojinda
    The shards of the iceberg fall down, splash, splash, into the sea.