오물쪼물

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Probably related to 오물오물 (omuromul, “murmuringly”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞muʎt͡ɕ͈o̞muɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오물쪼물]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?omuljjomul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?omuljjomul
McCune–Reischauer?omultchomul
Yale Romanization?omulccomul

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 우물쭈물 (umuljjumul)
Yang-form 오물쪼물 (omuljjomul)

오물쪼물 • (omuljjomul)

  1. (rhyme reduplicative) quite indecisively, quite hesitantly (generally not very critical)

Derived terms

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