부끄부끄

Korean

Etymology

Formed from 부끄럽다 (bukkeureopda, “to be shy”) in the late twentieth century.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bukkeubukkeu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bu'kkeubu'kkeu
McCune–Reischauer?pukkŭbukkŭ
Yale Romanization?pu.kkupu.kku

Ideophone

부끄부끄 • (bukkeubukkeu)

  1. (neologism, slang) in an adorably shy manner

Usage notes

As is typical of ideophones newly coined since the late twentieth century, 부끄부끄 (bukkeubukkeu) does not take yin-yang vowel ablaut or consonant alternation.

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