우물쭈물

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Probably related to 우물우물 (umurumul, “murmuringly”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [umuʎt͡ɕ͈umuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [우물쭈물]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?umuljjumul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?umuljjumul
McCune–Reischauer?umultchumul
Yale Romanization?wumulccwumul

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 우물쭈물 (umuljjumul)
Yang-form 오물쪼물 (omuljjomul)

우물쭈물 • (umuljjumul)

  1. (rhyme reduplicative) very indecisively, very hesitantly
    우물쭈물대다가 다친다?
    umuljjumuldaedaga dachinda?
    You're going to get hurt if you keep being indecisive like this.

Derived terms

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