꾸물꾸물

Korean

Etymology 1

While historically the intensive form of 구물구물 (gumulgumul), it is now the default term because the source term is rarely used.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈umuɭk͈umuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [꾸물꾸물]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkumulkkumul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkumulkkumul
McCune–Reischauer?	kkumulkkumul
Yale Romanization?	kkwumul.kkwumul

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	꾸물꾸물 (kkumulkkumul)
Yang-form	꼬물꼬물 (kkomulkkomul)

꾸물꾸물 • (kkumulkkumul)

1. moving slowly in succession

   개미가 꾸물꾸물 기어 간다.

   gaemi-ga kkumulkkumul gieo ganda.

   The ants are slowly crawling on.

2. lazily, sluggishly

   꾸물꾸물대지 말고 지금 나와!

   kkumulkkumuldaeji malgo jigeum nawa!

   Don't be sluggish and come out now!

3. very wrigglingly

   문어 다리가 꾸물꾸물하는 게 징그럽다.

   muneo dari-ga kkumulkkumulhaneun ge jinggeureopda.

   The way the octopus's legs are wriggling is disgusting.

Related terms

Ideophones derived from 곰/굼 (gom/gum-, "moving, squirming")
Old Korean: 丘物叱丘物叱 (*kwumulskwumuls) Middle Korean: 구믈구믈 (kwumulkwumul)
Yang-vowel form		Yin-vowel form
고물고물 (gomulgomul) 고무락고무락 (gomurakgomurak)	꼬물꼬물 (kkomulkkomul) 꼬무락꼬무락 (kkomurakkkomurak)	구물구물 (gumulgumul) 구무럭구무럭 (gumureokgumureok)	꾸물꾸물 (kkumulkkumul) 꾸무럭꾸무럭 (kkumureokkkumureok)
곰실곰실 (gomsilgomsil) 곰지락 (gomjirak) 곰지락곰지락 (gomjirakgomjirak)	꼼실꼼실 (kkomsilkkomsil) 꼼지락 (kkomjirak) 꼼지락꼼지락 (kkomjirakkkomjirak)	굼실굼실 (gumsilgumsil) 굼지럭 (gumjireok) 굼지럭굼지럭 (gumjireokgumjireok)	꿈실꿈실 (kkumsilkkumsil) 꿈지럭 (kkumjireok) 꿈지럭꿈지럭 (kkumjireokkkumjireok)
곰틀 (gomteul) 곰틀곰틀 (gomteulgomteul)	꼼틀 (kkomteul) 꼼틀꼼틀 (kkomteulkkomteul) 꼼트락꼼트락 (kkomteurakkkomteurak)	굼틀 (gumteul) 굼틀굼틀 (gumteulgumteul)	꿈틀 (kkumteul) 꿈틀꿈틀 (kkumteulkkumteul) 꿈트럭꿈트럭 (kkumteureokkkumteureok)
굼뜨다 (gumtteuda, “to be sluggish”) (adjective) 굼벵이 (gumbeng'i, “larva”) (noun)

Etymology 2

Ideophone

꾸물꾸물 • (kkumulkkumul)

1. Alternative form of 끄물끄물 (kkeumulkkeumul, “with an overcast sky”)