팽팽
Korean
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰɛŋpʰɛŋ] ~ [pʰe̞ŋpʰe̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [팽팽/펭펭]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | paengpaeng |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | paengpaeng |
| McCune–Reischauer? | p'aengp'aeng |
| Yale Romanization? | phayngphayng |
Etymology 1
[edit]Reduplication of 팽 (paeng). The third sense is figurative, from an image of the head spinning about while thinking.
Ideophone
[edit]| Yin-form | 핑핑 (pingping) |
|---|---|
| Yang-form | 팽팽 (paengpaeng) |
| Plain | 뱅뱅 (baengbaeng) |
|---|---|
| Intensive | 뺑뺑 (ppaengppaeng) |
| Para-intensive | 팽팽 (paengpaeng) |
팽팽 • (paengpaeng)
- round and round; while repeatedly circling a relatively small area
- nauseatingly
- (by extension, of thinking) intelligently
Etymology 2
[edit]Reduplication of 팽 (paeng).
Ideophone
[edit]| Yin-form | 핑핑 (pingping) |
|---|---|
| Yang-form | 팽팽 (paengpaeng) |
팽팽 • (paengpaeng)
- (of multiple bullets) while whizzing about
Etymology 3
[edit]Ideophone
[edit]| Yin-form | 핑핑 (pingping) |
|---|---|
| Yang-form | 팽팽 (paengpaeng) |
팽팽 • (paengpaeng)
- (of a string or rope) in a taut manner
Derived terms
[edit]- 팽팽하다 (paengpaenghada, “to be taut”)
Etymology 4
[edit]Onomatopoeic.
Ideophone
[edit]팽팽 • (paengpaeng)
- (onomatopoeia) while blowing one's nose