"맴맴" meaning in Korean

See 맴맴 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [mɛmmɛm] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [me̞mme̞m] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: maemmaem [romanization]
Etymology: Of native Korean origin. Onomatopoeia for the call of a cicada. Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|}} Of native Korean origin. Head templates: {{ko-pos|ideophone}} 맴맴 • (maemmaem)
  1. cicada chirping, or manner thereof
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