땡땡

Korean

Etymology

Intensive form of 댕댕 (daengdaeng).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͈ɛŋt͈ɛŋ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [땡땡]
Revised Romanization? ttaengttaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ttaengttaeng
McCune–Reischauer? ttaengttaeng
Yale Romanization? ttayngttayng

Ideophone

땡땡 • (ttaengttaeng)

  1. very swellingly
    온 몸이 땡땡 부었다.
    On momi ttaengttaeng bueotda.
    His entire body is very swollen up.
  2. in a very hard and solid shape

Usage notes

땡땡 (ttaengttaeng) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 띵띵 (ttingtting).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.

땡땡 (ttaengttaeng) is the intensive consonant form of 댕댕 (daengdaeng).

In many Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with consonants which are aspirated or tensed are intensive; they emphasize the degree to which the description is true.

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