고물고물

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Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gomulgomul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gomulgomul
McCune–Reischauer?komulgomul
Yale Romanization?komul.komul

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 구물구물 (gumulgumul)
Yang-form 고물고물 (gomulgomul)

고물고물 (gomulgomul)

  1. (rare, of small things) moving slowly in succession
  2. (rare) somewhat lazily, somewhat sluggishly
  3. (rare) somewhat wrigglingly
Ideophones derived from 곰/굼 (gom/gum-, "moving, squirming")
Old Korean: 丘物叱丘物叱 (*kwumulskwumuls)
Middle Korean: 구믈구믈 (kwumulkwumul)
Yang-vowel form
Yin-vowel form
고물고물 (gomulgomul)
고무락고무락 (gomurakgomurak)
꼬물꼬물 (kkomulkkomul)
꼬무락꼬무락 (kkomurakkkomurak)
구물구물 (gumulgumul)
구무럭구무럭 (gumureokgumureok)
꾸물꾸물 (kkumulkkumul)
꾸무럭꾸무럭 (kkumureokkkumureok)
곰실곰실 (gomsilgomsil)
곰지락 (gomjirak)
곰지락곰지락 (gomjirakgomjirak)
꼼실꼼실 (kkomsilkkomsil)
꼼지락 (kkomjirak)
꼼지락꼼지락 (kkomjirakkkomjirak)
굼실굼실 (gumsilgumsil)
굼지럭 (gumjireok)
굼지럭굼지럭 (gumjireokgumjireok)
꿈실꿈실 (kkumsilkkumsil)
꿈지럭 (kkumjireok)
꿈지럭꿈지럭 (kkumjireokkkumjireok)
곰틀 (gomteul)
곰틀곰틀 (gomteulgomteul)
꼼틀 (kkomteul)
꼼틀꼼틀 (kkomteulkkomteul)
꼼트락꼼트락 (kkomteurakkkomteurak)
굼틀 (gumteul)
굼틀굼틀 (gumteulgumteul)
꿈틀 (kkumteul)
꿈틀꿈틀 (kkumteulkkumteul)
꿈트럭꿈트럭 (kkumteureokkkumteureok)
굼뜨다 (gumtteuda, “to be sluggish”) (adjective)
굼벵이 (gumbeng'i, “larva”) (noun)