"쾅" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [kʰwa̠ŋ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: kwang [romanization]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Compare 꽝 (kkwang). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ko}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{ko-pos|ideophone}} 쾅 • (kwang)
  1. bang, boom (of something relatively light)
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic. Compare 꽝 (kkwang).",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "ideophone"
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              42,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Suddenly the wolf woke up again and started to bang on the door.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "from the \"Three Little Pigs\" (아기돼지 삼형제) video, \"Korean Fairy Tales\" channel"
          ],
          "roman": "Gapjagi neukdaega dasi kkaeeonaseo muneul kwang dudeurigi sijakhaesseoyo.",
          "text": "갑자기 늑대가 다시 깨어나서 문을 쾅 두드리기 시작했어요.",
          "translation": "Suddenly the wolf woke up again and started to bang on the door.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "bang, boom (of something relatively light)"
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        ],
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          "boom"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[kʰwa̠ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "쾅"
    },
    {
      "other": "[쾅]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "쾅"
}
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  ],
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        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Korean yang-vowel forms",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              42,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Suddenly the wolf woke up again and started to bang on the door.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "from the \"Three Little Pigs\" (아기돼지 삼형제) video, \"Korean Fairy Tales\" channel"
          ],
          "roman": "Gapjagi neukdaega dasi kkaeeonaseo muneul kwang dudeurigi sijakhaesseoyo.",
          "text": "갑자기 늑대가 다시 깨어나서 문을 쾅 두드리기 시작했어요.",
          "translation": "Suddenly the wolf woke up again and started to bang on the door.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "bang, boom (of something relatively light)"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "boom",
          "boom"
        ]
      ],
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        "ideophone"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[kʰwa̠ŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
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    },
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  ],
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}

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