쿵쿵

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of native Korean origin. Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kungkung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kungkung
McCune–Reischauer?k'ungk'ung
Yale Romanization?khwungkhwung

Adverb[edit]

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 쿵쿵 (kungkung)
Yang-form 콩콩 (kongkong)
Consonant set
Plain 꿍꿍 (kkungkkung)
Intensive 쿵쿵 (kungkung)

쿵쿵 (kungkung)

  1. (onomatopoeia, walking) thud; thump; stomp
  2. (onomatopoeia, explosions) boom; bang; crash

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

  • 퀑퀑 (kwongkwong, “thump”)
  • (peong, “pop”)