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Korean
Etymology
Formed from 부끄럽다 (bukkeureopda, “to be shy”) in the late twentieth century.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bukkeubukkeu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bu'kkeubu'kkeu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pukkŭbukkŭ |
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| Yale Romanization? | pu.kkupu.kku |
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Ideophone
부끄부끄 • (bukkeubukkeu)
- (neologism, slang) in an adorably shy manner
Usage notes
As is typical of ideophones newly coined since the late twentieth century, 부끄부끄 (bukkeubukkeu) does not take yin-yang vowel ablaut or consonant alternation.