흐느적

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. Perhaps related to 흐르— (heureu-, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heuneujeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heuneujeog
McCune–Reischauer?hŭnŭjŏk
Yale Romanization?hunucek

Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 흐느적 (heuneujeok)
Yang-form 하느작 (haneujak)

흐느적 (heuneujeok)

  1. (of a long and slender object) while swaying lethargically (rarely used alone or non-reduplicated)

Derived terms

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