꿈쩍꿈쩍

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Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 꿈쩍 (kkumjjeok).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkumjjeokkkumjjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkumjjeogkkumjjeog
McCune–Reischauer?kkumtchŏkkumtchŏk
Yale Romanization?kkwumccek.kkwumccek

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok)
Yang-form 꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak)
Consonant set
Plain 굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok)
Intensive 꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok)

꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok)

  1. (of large or heavy things) repeatedly moving indeed slowly and slightly
    바위 밀었더니 꿈쩍꿈쩍 움직인다.
    bawi-reul mireotdeoni kkumjjeokkkumjjeok umjiginda.
    Since we pushed the rock, it's budging inch by inch.

Usage notes

꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok) is another intensive form of 굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok), and is considered less intensive than 꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok).

Sound-symbolic terms related to 감다 (gamda, “to close one's eyes”)
Yang-vowel form
Yin-vowel form
Middle Korean: ᄀᆞᆷᄌᆞᆨ (Yale: komcok)
Middle Korean: 금즉 (Yale: kumcuk)
깜작 (kkamjak)
깜작깜작 (kkamjakkkamjak)
깜짝 (kkamjjak)
깜짝깜짝 (kkamjjakkkamjjak)
끔적 (kkeumjeok)
끔적끔적 (kkeumjeokkkeumjeok)
끔쩍 (kkeumjjeok)
끔쩍끔쩍 (kkeumjjeokkkeumjjeok)
깜박 (kkambak)
깜박깜박 (kkambakkkambak)
깜빡 (kkamppak)
깜빡깜빡 (kkamppakkkamppak)
껌벅 (kkeombeok)
껌벅껌벅 (kkeombeokkkeombeok)
껌뻑 (kkeomppeok)
껌뻑껌뻑 (kkeomppeokkkeomppeok)
끔벅 (kkeumbeok)
끔벅끔벅 (kkeumbeokkkeumbeok)
끔뻑 (kkeumppeok)
끔뻑끔뻑 (kkeumppeokkkeumppeok)
깜찍하다 (kkamjjikhada) 끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikhada)
끔찍끔찍하다 (kkeumjjikkkeumjjikhada)
곰작 (gomjak)
곰작곰작 (gomjakgomjak)
꼼작 (kkomjak)
꼼작꼼작 (kkomjakkkomjak)
꼼짝 (kkomjjak)
꼼짝꼼짝 (kkomjjakkkomjjak)
굼적 (gumjeok)
굼적굼적 (gumjeokgumjeok)
꿈적 (kkumjeok)
꿈적꿈적 (kkumjeokkkumjeok)
꿈쩍 (kkumjjeok)
꿈쩍꿈쩍 (kkumjjeokkkumjjeok)