콸콸

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 콸 (kwal).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰwa̠ɭkʰwa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [콸콸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kwalkwal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kwalkwal
McCune–Reischauer?	k'walk'wal
Yale Romanization?	khwal.khwal

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	퀄퀄 (kwolkwol)
Yang-form	콸콸 (kwalkwal)

콸콸 • (kwalkwal)

1. (onomatopoeia) gushingly, effusively, steadily flowing

   콸콸 솟는 샘 ― kwalkwal sonneun saem ― a gushing spring

   상처에서 피가 콸콸 흘렀다.

   Sangcheo-eseo pi-ga kwalkwal heulleotda.

   Blood came out from the wound in a copious flow.