쿨쿨

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Korean[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kulkul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kulkul
McCune–Reischauer?k'ulk'ul
Yale Romanization?khwul.khwul

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare 골— (gol-, “to snore”), (ko, “nose”).

Ideophone[edit]

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 쿨쿨 (kulkul)
Yang-form 콜콜 (kolkol)

쿨쿨 (kulkul)

  1. snoringly
    쿨쿨 코를 골다kulkul koreul goldato snore loudly
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Intensive form of 꿀꿀 (kkulkkul).

Ideophone[edit]

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 쿨쿨 (kulkul)
Yang-form 콜콜 (kolkol)

쿨쿨 (kulkul)

  1. (of a large stream of water) quite gurglingly
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Ideophone[edit]

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 쿨쿨 (kulkul)
Yang-form 콜콜 (kolkol)

쿨쿨 (kulkul)

  1. while smelling highly acridly and mustily