오물쪼물
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of native Korean origin. Probably related to 오물오물 (omuromul, “murmuringly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞muʎt͡ɕ͈o̞muɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [오물쪼물]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | omuljjomul |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | omuljjomul |
| McCune–Reischauer? | omultchomul |
| Yale Romanization? | omulccomul |
Ideophone
[edit]| Yin-form | 우물쭈물 (umuljjumul) |
|---|---|
| Yang-form | 오물쪼물 (omuljjomul) |
오물쪼물 • (omuljjomul)
- (rhyme reduplicative) quite indecisively, quite hesitantly (generally not very critical)
Derived terms
[edit]- 오물쪼물하다 (omuljjomulhada): to behave quite indecisively, quite hesitantly