끔쩍끔쩍

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 끔쩍 (kkeumjjeok).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈ɯmt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚k͈ɯmt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [끔쩍끔쩍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkeumjjeogkkeumjjeog
McCune–Reischauer?	kkŭmtchŏkkŭmtchŏk
Yale Romanization?	kkumccek.kkumccek

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok)
Yang-form	깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak)

Consonant set

Plain	끔적끔적 (kkeumjeokkkeumjeok)
Intensive	끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok)

끔쩍끔쩍 • (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok)

1. (of a person with large eyes) while blinking one's eyes intently and repeatedly
2. while being repeatedly shocked and surprised (chiefly negatively)

Related terms

Sound-symbolic terms related to 감다 (gamda, “to close one's eyes”)
Yang-vowel form				Yin-vowel form
Middle Korean: ᄀᆞᆷᄌᆞᆨ (Yale: komcok)				Middle Korean: 금즉 (Yale: kumcuk)
깜작 (kkamjak) 깜작깜작 (kkamjakkkamjak)		깜짝 (kkamjjak) 깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak)		끔적 (kkeumjeok) 끔적끔적 (kkeumjeokkkeumjeok)		끔쩍 (kkeumjjeok) 끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok)
깜박 (kkambak) 깜박깜박 (kkambakkkambak)		깜빡 (kkamppak) 깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak)		껌벅 (kkeombeok) 껌벅껌벅 (kkeombeokkkeombeok)		껌뻑 (kkeomppeok) 껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok)
				끔벅 (kkeumbeok) 끔벅끔벅 (kkeumbeokkkeumbeok)		끔뻑 (kkeumppeok) 끔뻑끔뻑 (kkeumppeokkkeumppeok)
깜찍하다 (kkamjjikhada)				끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikhada) 끔찍끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikkkeumjjikhada)
곰작 (gomjak) 곰작곰작 (gomjakgomjak)	꼼작 (kkomjak) 꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak)		꼼짝 (kkomjjak) 꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak)	굼적 (gumjeok) 굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok)	꿈적 (kkumjeok) 꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok)		꿈쩍 (kkumjjeok) 꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok)