깜짝깜짝

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 깜짝 (kkamjjak).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈a̠mt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚k͈a̠mt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [깜짝깜짝]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkamjjakkkamjjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkamjjagkkamjjag
McCune–Reischauer?	kkamtchakkamtchak
Yale Romanization?	kkamccak.kkamccak

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

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

Consonant set

Plain	깜작깜작 (kkamjakkkamjak)
Intensive	깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak)

깜짝깜짝 • (kkamjjakkkamjjak)

1. while blinking one's eyes repeatedly (especially in disbelief)
2. while being repeatedly shocked and surprised (often in a positive way)

   유령의 집에선 깜짝깜짝 놀란다

   yuryeong'ui jib-eseon kkamjjakkkamjjak nollanda

   You get shocked repeatedly in a haunted attraction.

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)