썩

• IPA^(key): [s͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [썩]

Intensive form of 석 (seok).

썩 • (sseok)

1. (of paper, etc.) while cutting in one quite powerful stroke
2. (by extension) while quite forcefully pushing, while quite forcefully extending (a line on paper, etc.)
3. exceedingly

   기분이 썩 좋지는 않아.

   Gibuni sseok jochineun ana.

   I don't feel that great.

4. swiftly, with haste

   이 잔 부순 사람 썩 안 나와?

   I jan busun saram sseok an nawa?

   Whoever broke this cup, come out now!

썩 (sseok) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 싹 (ssak).

In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness.

썩 (sseok) is the intensive consonant form of 석 (seok).

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.

Onomatopoeia.

썩 • (sseok)

1. (onomatopoeia) while crunching and eating (a fruit, etc.)