해끗해끗

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of the root 해끗 (haekkeut), related to the adjective 하얗다 (hayata, “to be white”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [hɛk͈ɯtʰɛk͈ɯt̚] ~ [he̞k͈ɯtʰe̞k͈ɯt̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haekkeuthaekkeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hae'kkeushae'kkeus
McCune–Reischauer?haekkŭthaekkŭt
Yale Romanization?hay.kkushay.kkus

Ideophone[edit]

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 희끗희끗 (huikkeuthuikkeut)
Yang-form 해끗해끗 (haekkeuthaekkeut)

해끗해끗 (haekkeuthaekkeut)

  1. speckled with bright white

Derived terms[edit]