희끗희끗

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Korean

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Etymology

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Reduplication of the root 희끗 (huikkeut), from the adjective 희다 (huida, “to be white”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?huikkeuthuikkeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hui'kkeushui'kkeus
McCune–Reischauer?hŭikkŭthŭikkŭt
Yale Romanization?huy.kkushuy.kkus

Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 희끗희끗 (huikkeuthuikkeut)
Yang-form 해끗해끗 (haekkeuthaekkeut)

희끗희끗 (huikkeuthuikkeut)

  1. speckled with white; grizzledly

Derived terms

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