통통거리다

Korean

Etymology

통통 (tongtong, thump, stamp) + 거리다 (-georida, frequentative auxiliary).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰo̞ŋtʰo̞ŋɡʌ̹ɾida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tongtonggeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tongtonggeolida
McCune–Reischauer?t'ongt'onggŏrida
Yale Romanization?thongthongkelita

Verb

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 퉁퉁거리다 (tungtunggeorida)
Yang-form 통통거리다 (tongtonggeorida)

통통거리다 • (tongtonggeorida) (infinitive 통통거려 or 통통거리어, sequential 통통거리니)

  1. to pound, stamp, resound
    마루 통통거리다maru-ga tongtonggeoridathe floor resounds
    통통거리며 계단 오르다tongtonggeorimyeo gyedan-eul oreudato stomp up the stairs
  2. to putter (about)
    Synonym: 부르릉거리다 (bureureunggeorida)

Conjugation

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