번쩍

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Related to 번개 (beon'gae, “lightning”), 번득 (beondeuk, “with a reflected shine”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɲt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [번쩍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beonjjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beon'jjeog
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏntchŏk
Yale Romanization?	pen.ccek

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	번쩍 (beonjjeok)
Yang-form	반짝 (banjjak)

번쩍 • (beonjjeok)

1. (of a strong light) with a blast, with a flash, with a glitter

   번개가 번쩍거린다.

   beon'gae-ga beonjjeokgeorinda.

   The lightnings are flashing.

2. (figurative, for a person) with a moment of great and sudden clarity
3. (figurative) very suddenly; very quickly
4. while appearing clearly in one's mind
5. while lifting up a large, heavy thing; (of a large thing) while being lifted

Derived terms

• 번쩍번쩍 (beonjjeokbeonjjeok)
• 번쩍거리다 (beonjjeokgeorida)
• 뻔쩍 (ppeonjjeok)