쭈뼛

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Korean

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Etymology

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Intensive form of 주뼛 (juppyeot).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjuppyeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jju'ppyeos
McCune–Reischauer?tchuppyŏt
Yale Romanization?ccwu.ppyes

Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 쭈뼛 (jjuppyeot)
Yang-form 조뼛 (joppyeot)
Consonant set
Plain 쪼뼛 (jjoppyeot)
Intensive 쭈뼛 (jjuppyeot)

쭈뼛 (jjuppyeot)

  1. (of an object) quite pointily, quite taperingly
  2. (of hair) while standing quite on end in shock
  3. (of a person) quite hesitantly, quite diffidently
  4. with quite pursed lips

Derived terms

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