띵띵

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Korean

Etymology

Intensive form of 딩딩 (dingding).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttingtting
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttingtting
McCune–Reischauer?ttingtting
Yale Romanization?ttingtting

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 띵띵 (ttingtting)
Yang-form 땡땡 (ttaengttaeng)
Consonant set
Plain 딩딩 (dingding)
Intensive 띵띵 (ttingtting)

띵띵 (ttingtting)

  1. with an extremely visibly swelling shape
    띵띵 부었다.
    on mom-i ttingtting bueotda.
    His entire body is very visibly swollen up.
  2. in an extremely hard and solid shape
  3. in a very angry manner
  4. (onomatopoeia) with a loud plucking sound of a string instrument

Usage notes

Perhaps due to the ongoing merger of Korean /e/ and /ɛ/, this yin form uses the generally neutral /i/ instead of the expected /e/.