꼬박꼬박

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Korean

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Etymology

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Doubling of 꼬박 (kkobak, whole, entire).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkobakkkobak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkobagkkobag
McCune–Reischauer?kkobakkobak
Yale Romanization?kkopak.kkopak

Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 꾸벅꾸벅 (kkubeokkkubeok)
Yang-form 꼬박꼬박 (kkobakkkobak)
Consonant set
Plain 꼬박꼬박 (kkobakkkobak)
Intensive 꼬빡꼬빡 (kkoppakkkoppak)

꼬박꼬박 (kkobakkkobak)

  1. constantly, consistently, regularly, religiously, faithfully, all the time
    꼬박꼬박 말대꾸하다
    kkobakkkobak maldaekkuhada
    to talk back constantly
    꼬박꼬박 일기 쓰다
    kkobakkkobak ilgi-reul sseuda
    to write in one's diary regularly