빤짝빤짝

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 빤짝 (ppanjjak).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [p͈a̠ɲt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚p͈a̠ɲt͡ɕ͈a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [빤짝빤짝]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppanjjakppanjjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppan'jjagppan'jjag
McCune–Reischauer?ppantchakppantchak
Yale Romanization?ppan.ccakppan.ccak

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 뻔쩍뻔쩍 (ppeonjjeokppeonjjeok)
Yang-form 빤짝빤짝 (ppanjjakppanjjak)
Consonant set
Plain 반짝반짝 (banjjakbanjjak)
Intensive 빤짝빤짝 (ppanjjakppanjjak)

빤짝빤짝 • (ppanjjakppanjjak)

  1. (of a small light) brightly twinkling; with a repeated bright sparkle
    빤짝빤짝 빛나는 별.
    ppanjjakppanjjak binnaneun byeol.
    The star whose light is twinkling brightly.
  2. (figurative, for a person) while repeatedly entering moments of bright clarity
  3. (figurative, for a phenomenon) while repeatedly occurring very suddenly
  4. (for multiple people or over multiple nights) while staying up the night
  5. while repeatedly lifting up a small thing; (of a small thing) while being repeatedly lifted

Derived terms

  • 빤짝빤짝거리다 (ppanjjakppanjjakgeorida)
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