퉁퉁

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Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of (tung).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tungtung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tungtung
McCune–Reischauer?t'ungt'ung
Yale Romanization?thwungthwung

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 퉁퉁 (tungtung)
Yang-form 통통 (tongtong)

퉁퉁 (tungtung)

  1. corpulently, fatly, roundly, swollenly
    운하 떠오른, 퉁퉁 불은 시신unha-e tteooreun, tungtung bureun sisina bloated body floating in the canal
  2. (onomatopoeia) with a thump, stamp, boom, thud

Derived terms