골골

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?golgol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?golgol
McCune–Reischauer?kolgol
Yale Romanization?kol.kol

Etymology 1

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Probably related to 곯다 (golta, “to become spoiled, to become rotten, to be sick”) (Cho 2016, p. 168).

Ideophone

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골골 (golgol)

  1. in a sickly manner

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeia.

Ideophone

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골골 (golgol)

  1. (of a hen) while making a mating invitation call