뒹굴뒹굴

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 뒹굴— (dwinggul-, “to roll about; to idle one's time away”), which is in turn an ablaut variant of 둥글— (dunggeul-, “to be round, circular”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɥiŋɡuɭdɥiŋɡuɭ] ~ [tyŋɡuɭdyŋɡuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [뒹굴뒹굴]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dwingguldwinggul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dwingguldwinggul
McCune–Reischauer?	twingguldwinggul
Yale Romanization?	twingkwultwingkwul

Ideophone

뒹굴뒹굴 • (dwingguldwinggul)

1. (of a round object) rolling about
2. (figurative, of a person) having nothing to do, rattling around, idling at home

See also

• Non-standard: 딩굴딩굴 (dingguldinggul)
• Verb: 뒹굴뒹굴하다 (dwingguldwinggulhada)