이글이글

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of the ideophonic root 이글 (igeul, not used in isolation), from 익— (ik-, “(of food) to become cooked”) + —을 (-eul, ideophone-deriving suffix) (Cho 2016, p. 175).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [iɡɯɾiɡɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [이그리글]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	igeurigeul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	igeul'igeul
McCune–Reischauer?	igŭrigŭl
Yale Romanization?	ikul.ikul

Ideophone

이글이글 • (igeurigeul)

1. (for blaze, flare, glare, etc.) blazingly, sizzlingly, glaringly

Related terms

• 이글거리다 (igeulgeorida, “to blaze, to flare, to glare”)