퉁퉁걸음

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 퉁퉁 (tungtung, “thump, stamp, thud, boom”) +‎ 걸음 (georeum, “step, walk, stride, pace, gait, manner of walking”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰuŋtʰuŋɡʌ̹ɾɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [퉁퉁거름]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tungtunggeoreum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tungtunggeol'eum
McCune–Reischauer?t'ungt'unggŏrŭm
Yale Romanization?thwungthwungkel.um

Noun

퉁퉁걸음 • (tungtunggeoreum)

  1. a stamp, heavy tread/walk, lumbering gait, walking with pounding steps
    한 퉁퉁걸음 앞으로 ― han tungtunggeoreum ap-euro ― to take a heavy step forwards
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