울퉁불퉁

Korean

Etymology

Compare 우묵하다 (umukhada, “to be curved inside”), 불룩하다 (bullukhada, “to protrude”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uɭtʰuŋbuɭtʰuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [울퉁불퉁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ultungbultung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ultungbultung
McCune–Reischauer?	ult'ungbult'ung
Yale Romanization?	wul.thwungpul.thwung

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	울퉁불퉁 (ultungbultung)
Yang-form	올통볼통 (oltongboltong)

울퉁불퉁 • (ultungbultung)

1. significantly unevenly, significantly ruggedly

Derived terms

• 울퉁불퉁하다 (ultungbultunghada)