탱탱

Korean

Etymology

Para-intensive form of 댕댕 (daengdaeng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɛŋtʰɛŋ] ~ [tʰe̞ŋtʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [탱탱/텡텡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taengtaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taengtaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aengt'aeng
Yale Romanization?	thayngthayng

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	팅팅 (tingting)
Yang-form	탱탱 (taengtaeng)

Consonant set

Plain	댕댕 (daengdaeng)
Intensive	땡땡 (ttaengttaeng)
Para-intensive	탱탱 (taengtaeng)

탱탱 • (taengtaeng)

1. very swellingly

   온 몸이 탱탱 부었다.

   on mom-i taengtaeng bueotda.

   His entire body is extremely swollen up.

   탱탱한 뱃살

   taengtaenghan baetsal

   very swollen belly fat

2. in an extremely hard and solid shape