끙끙거리다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 끙끙 (kkeungkkeung, groan) +‎ -거리다 (-georida, suffix deriving frequentative verbs from ideophonic terms).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈ɯŋk͈ɯŋɡʌ̹ɾida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkeungkkeunggeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkeungkkeunggeolida
McCune–Reischauer?kkŭngkkŭnggŏrida
Yale Romanization?kkungkkungkelita

Verb

끙끙거리다 • (kkeungkkeunggeorida) (infinitive 끙끙거려 or 끙끙거리어, sequential 끙끙거리니)

  1. (frequentative) to groan, suffer

Conjugation