"똘똘이" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [t͈o̞ɭt͈o̞ɾi] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: ttolttori [romanization]
Etymology: From 똘똘 (ttolttol, adjectival root) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix), related to 똘똘하다 (ttolttolhada, “to be smart”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ko|똘똘|이|id2=noun suffix|pos1=adjectival root|pos2=noun-deriving suffix}} 똘똘 (ttolttol, adjectival root) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 똘똘이 • (ttolttori)
  1. smart child Related terms: 똑똑이 (ttokttogi) (english: smart child)

Download JSON data for 똘똘이 meaning in Korean (1.5kB)

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        "3": "이",
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      },
      "expansion": "똘똘 (ttolttol, adjectival root) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 똘똘 (ttolttol, adjectival root) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix), related to 똘똘하다 (ttolttolhada, “to be smart”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ttolttori",
      "tags": [
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        },
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        {
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        {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smart child"
      ],
      "id": "en-똘똘이-ko-noun-mHGHvnem",
      "links": [
        [
          "smart",
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        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
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        {
          "english": "smart child",
          "roman": "ttokttogi",
          "word": "똑똑이"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͈o̞ɭt͈o̞ɾi]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[똘또리]"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "1": "ko",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 똘똘 (ttolttol, adjectival root) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix), related to 똘똘하다 (ttolttolhada, “to be smart”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      ]
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        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations"
      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smart",
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        ],
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          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[똘또리]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "똘똘이"
}

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