엉거주춤
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Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the late nineteenth century. Speculatively compare 주춤 (juchum, “hesitant”), Yukjin Korean 엉거리 (eonggeori, “buttocks”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ŋɡʌ̹d͡ʑut͡ɕʰum]
- Phonetic hangul: [엉거주춤]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eonggeojuchum |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eonggeojuchum |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŏnggŏjuch'um |
Yale Romanization? | engkecwu.chwum |
Ideophone
[edit]Yin-form | 엉거주춤 (eonggeojuchum) |
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Yang-form | 앙가조촘 (anggajochom) |
엉거주춤 • (eonggeojuchum)
- squatting, stooping (often hesitantly)
- hesitant, indecisive
Derived terms
[edit]- 엉거주춤하다 (eonggeojuchumhada)