하느작

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Perhaps related to 흐르— (heureu-, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠nɯd͡ʑa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [하느작]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haneujak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haneujag
McCune–Reischauer?	hanŭjak
Yale Romanization?	hanucak

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	흐느적 (heuneujeok)
Yang-form	하느작 (haneujak)

하느작 • (haneujak)

1. (of a long and slender object) while swaying lightly and idly (rarely used alone or non-reduplicated)

   하늘을 바라보니 길다란 이파리가 하느작대고 있었다.

   haneur-eul baraboni gildaran ipari-ga haneujakdaego isseotda.

   When I looked up towards the sky, the slender leaves were swaying idly to and fro.

Derived terms

• 하느작하느작 (haneujakhaneujak)
• 하느작이다 (haneujagida)
• 하느작대다 (haneujakdaeda)
• 하느작거리다 (haneujakgeorida)