엥간히

인저 그날 달은 엥간히 참 가을달이 참 밝어지구 이라는 판인디.

1983 July 23, 이득우 [ideugu], “마음 곧은 선비 [ma'eum godeun seonbi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 충청남도 공주시 의당면 [chungcheongnamdo gongjusi uidangmyeon]:

Now the autumn moon that day was shining quite on the bright side.

(Chungcheong, Jeolla dialect) pretty, quite fairly


늘상

늘 (neul, “always”) + 상(常) (sang, “constant”, Sino-Korean morpheme).

com

그것은 늘상 있는 일이다.

아버지가 늘상 그렇게 곰 때문에 근심을 하시고 그랜대 내가 곰을 잡고 지금 오는 질이요.

1981 June 21, 김효신 [gimhyosin], “16살에 훈련대장 된 소년 [16sare hullyeondaejang doen sonyeon]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 강원도 양양군 서면 [gang'wondo yang'yanggun seomyeon]:

Although my father was always worried about bears I'm now on the way back after catching a bear.

(proscribed or Gangwon, Hamgyong, Pyongan, Russia) always


기중

그래 기중 못된 놈을 거길 보내.

1979 July 21, 김정필 [gimjeongpil], “귀신과의 대귀 [gwisin'gwaui daegwi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 충청남도 중원군 주덕면 (현 충주시 주덕읍) [chungcheongnamdo jung'won'gun judeongmyeon (hyeon chungjusi judeogeup)]:

(Gyeongsang, limited distribution in Chungcheong) Alternative form of 가장 (gajang, “most”)


하매

Of native Korean origin. Compare 하마 (hama).

하매나 하매나 저기 저 기다려도 짚 겉은 거, 이런 거 치달라는 소리를 안 해.

2010 February 8, 이윤재 [iyunjae], “가지의 역사 [gajiui yeoksa]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 경상북도 문경시 농암면 [gyeongsangbukdo mun'gyeongsi nong'ammyeon]:

Even though they were already waiting, she was never asked to clean that straw-like thing.

(Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Northern Jeolla dialect and Chungcheong) already


머냐

근디 인자 저그 아부지가 머냐 죽었는디 저그 아부지 지사를 지낸다고 나왔는디...

1982 August 22, 원대일 [wondaeil], “단명을 모면한 이운선 [danmyeong'eul momyeonhan iunseon]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 전라북도 옥구군 성산면 (현 군산시 성산면) [jeollabukdo okgugun seongsanmyeon (hyeon gunsansi seongsanmyeon)]:

But my father died first so we were doing the ancestral rites for my father...

(Northern Jeolla dialect) first, the first time


금새

Probably by conflation with 새 (sae, “gap; span”), an element found in time-related words such as 어느새 (eoneusae).

Misspelling of 금세 (geumse, “soon, shortly; in a moment”).


상그

내가 여 와 몇 십 년 있어두 상그 참, 좋은 귀경 못했더니...

1981 July 9, 김동기 [gimdonggi], “대담한 양반과 대담한 상놈 [daedamhan yangban'gwa daedamhan sangnom]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 강원도 양양군 현남면 [gang'wondo yang'yanggun hyeonnammyeon]:

Even though I've come here for several decades I still haven't experienced such a nice viewing [of the scenery].

(Gangwon, Northern Chungcheong) still, not yet


조깨

Compare northern Jeolla 쪼개 (jjogae). Likely related to the standard Korean synonym.

아무개 떡, 애기 조깨 봅시다.

1980 January 31, 김판숙 [gimpansuk], “구렁덩덩 신 선비 [gureongdeongdeong sin seonbi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 전라북도 전주시 완산구 풍남동 [jeollabukdo jeonjusi wansan'gu pungnamdong]:

Let's go see the baby at whats-his-name's place for a bit.


원체

[wʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰe̞]

올해 고 홍어는 잡히는데 꽃기가 원체 안 나온데 그래도 이게 멸치도 잡혀가지구...

2018 November 23, 곽윤직 [gwagyunjik], “사랑이 넘치는 푸른 섬, 대청도 [sarang'i neomchineun pureun seom, daecheongdo]”, in KBS 교양 [KBS gyoyang], 인천광역시 옹진군 대청면 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi ongjin'gun daecheongmyeon]:

Even though we caught skate this year, we usually did not catch a lot of gazami crabs, though because we caught anchovies as well...


재비로

그래 재비로... 전 언짢니 자동차를 타고 집으로 와요.

2015 February 13, 김 니콜라이 벤허노비치 [gim nikollai benheonobichi], “마시나에 부인 대신에 다른 여자 태운 김병화 [masina'e bu'in daesine dareun yeoja tae'un gimbyeonghwa]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 우즈베키스탄 타슈켄트 김병화 마을 [ujeubekiseutan tasyukenteu gimbyeonghwa ma'eul]:

Since I am felt unpleasant I rode the car home by myself.

(Hamgyong, Russia) oneself, without assistance


델

제일(第一) 제일#第一

Hwanghae and Pyongan form of 젤 (jel, “Contraction of 제일(第一) (jeil, “most”)”)


명실상부

myeongsilsangbu (romanization)
名實相符 (hanja)

[mjʌ̹ŋɕʰiɭsʰa̠ŋbu]

Sino-Korean word from 명실(名實) (myeongsil, “name and reality”) + 상부(相符) (sangbu, “fitting each other”).

ko-etym-sino

프랑스는 명실상부 세계 패션의 중심이다.

France is undoubtably the center of global fashion.

Peurangseu-neun myeongsilsangbu segye paesyeon-ui jungsim-ida.

living up to one’s reputation; (loosely) indisputably, doubtlessly, beyond all doubt


조심스레

[ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ɕʰimsʰɯɾe̞]

조심(操心) (josim) + 스레 (-seure, adverbial suffix).


진정

[t͡ɕiɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]

만나 뵙게 돼 진정 영광입니다.

Manna boepge dwae jinjeong yeonggwang-imnida.


엄숙히

조사를 엄숙히 낭독하다

나는 헌법을 준수하고 국가를 보위하며 조국의 평화적 통일과 국민의 자유와 복리의 증진 및 민족문화의 창달에 노력하여 대통령으로서의 직책을 성실히 수행할 것을 국민 앞에 엄숙히 선서합니다.

1987, 대한민국헌법 제4장 정부 제69조 [The Constitution of the Republic of Korea; Chapter IV, THE EXECUTIVE: Article 69]:

I do solemnly swear before the people that I will faithfully execute the Office of President by observing the Constitution, defending the State, pursuing the peaceful unification of the homeland, promoting the freedom and welfare of the people and endeavoring to develop national culture.

Na-neun heonbeob-eul junsuhago gukga-reul bowihamyeo jogug-ui pyeonghwajeok tong'il-gwa gungmin-ui jayu-wa bongni-ui jeungjin mit minjongmunhwa-ui changdar-e noryeokhayeo daetongnyeong-euroseo-ui jikchaeg-eul seongsilhi suhaenghal geos-eul gungmin ape eomsukhi seonseohamnida.


자그마치

[t͡ɕa̠ɡɯma̠t͡ɕʰi]


아싸리

거기 갈 바에 아싸리 집에서 쉬어.

Instead of going there, you should just relax at home.

(slang) rather; preferably; better... (instead of something else)


왜래

See main entry. Compare Gangwon 에레 (ere), Jeolla 외레 (oere).

거기는 왜래 천석꾼이네 집이 있어, 천석꾼이네 집이.

2012 February 25, 고정오 [gojeong'o], “손님 오는 것이 싫은 며느리 [sonnim oneun geosi sireun myeoneuri]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 경기도 양주시 광적면 [gyeonggido yangjusi gwangjeongmyeon]:

On the contrary a rich farmer's house was located over there [by the irrigation canals].

Seoul form of 오히려 (ohiryeo, “unexpectedly, on the contrary”)


하냥

(Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Pyongan) always

이 방이 오놔 나하구 하냥 같이 먹지 왜 거가 혼자 먹어?

1981 February 19, 임성호 [imseongho], “노적가리 위에 아이 [nojeokgari wie ai]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 충청남도 보령시 대천동 [chungcheongnamdo boryeongsi daecheondong]:

You should've come to my room and eaten with me, why'd you go other there and eat by yourself?

(Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong) together, with


곧이어

right after; soon after; shortly; next; following


새삼

그녀는 새삼 차 안을 둘러보았다.

She looked around in the car once again.

geunyeoneun saesam cha aneul dulleoboatda.


겨우내

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 겨ᅀᅳᆯ내 (Yale: kyezul-nay), equivalent to 겨울 (gyeoul, “winter”) + 내 (-nae).

ko-etym-native

겨우내 내린 눈

during the winter; through wintertime; all winter long


일일

일일 3회.

지구(地球)의 일일 자전(自轉).


콩콩

[kʰo̞ŋkʰo̞ŋ]

Of native Korean origin. Probably onomatopoeic.


쿵쿵

(onomatopoeia, walking) thud; thump; stomp

(onomatopoeia, explosions) boom; bang; crash


졸라

(vulgar) Alternative spelling of 좆나 (jonna, “as fuck, fucking (vulgar intensifying adverb)”)


영영

[ˈjɘ(ː)ŋjʌ̹ŋ]


十常八九

sipsangpalgu (romanization)
십상팔구 (hangeul)

십상팔구 십상팔구#Korean

nine times out of ten
nine times out of ten

hanja form of 십상팔구 (“nine times out of ten”)


십상팔구

sipsangpalgu (romanization)
十常八九 (hanja)

[ɕʰips͈a̠ŋpʰa̠ɭɡu]

Sino-Korean word from 十 (“ten”) + 常 (“always”) + 八 (“eight”) + 九 (“nine”).


십중팔구

sipjungpalgu (romanization)
十中八九 (hanja)

[ɕʰip̚t͡ɕ͈uŋpʰa̠ɭɡu]

Sino-Korean word from 十 (“ten”) + 中 (“in”) + 八 (“eight”) + 九 (“nine”).


응연

Sino-Korean word from 應然, from 應 (“ought to be”) + 然 (“so”).

[ˈɯ(ː)ŋjʌ̹n]


응연

Sino-Korean word from 凝 (“solid”) + 然 (“so”). See also Japanese 凝然と.

[ˈɯ(ː)ŋjʌ̹n]


줄기줄기

[t͡ɕuɭɡid͡ʑuɭɡi]

Of native Korean origin. From 줄기 (julgi, “mountain range, watercourse”).

ko-l

산이 줄기줄기 뻗어 있다.

물이 줄기줄기 흐른다.

in streams, rivulets, streamlets, watercourses (of rivers)


어느결에

[ʌ̹nɯɡjʌ̹ɾe̞]

Of native Korean origin. From 어느 (eoneu, “any, which”) + 결 (gyeol, “duration”) + 에 (-e, “in, on”, preposition).

af

어느결에 일주일이 지나갔다.


저리

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 뎌〮리〮 (Yale: tyélí).

ko-etym-native

to that place, in that direction, there (direction)

저리 가라!


뿔뿔이

그 혁명으로 뿔뿔이 흩어진 가족들.

Families torn asunder by the revolution.

Geu hyeongmyeong-euro ppulppuri heuteojin gajok-deul.

scatteringly, dispersedly, scatteringly, separately


대꾸

어머님이 인저 어먼님께서 대꾸 논얼 나눠 달라구 했싸오 그려.

1981 February 23, 김환기 [gimhwan'gi], “되글 읽은 사람, 말글 읽은 사람 [doegeul ilgeun saram, malgeul ilgeun saram]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 충청남도 보령군 웅천면 (현 보령시 웅천읍) [chungcheongnamdo boryeonggun ungcheonmyeon (hyeon boryeongsi ungcheoneup)]:

She repeatedly asked me to divide the paddy fields with mother.

Chungcheong and Hwanghae form of 자꾸 (jakku, “repeatedly, incessantly”)


갠이

Dialectal form of 공연히 (gong'yeonhi, “in vain”).

(Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungnam, Hamgyong) Synonym of 공연히 (gong'yeonhi, “in vain”)


갠신이

(Jeolla dialect) Synonym of 간신히 (gansinhi, “barely, with difficulty”)


생전

[sʰɛŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]

[sʰe̞ŋd͡ʑʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 生前, from 生 (“life”) + 前 (“front, forefront”). See also Japanese 生前 (seizen).

ko-etym-sino

그는 생전 술을 안 마신다.


공연히

From 공연(空然) (gong'yeon, “in vain”) + 히 (-hi, adverb deriving suffix).

af

공연히 애쓰다


무심히

From 무심(無心) (musim, “heedlessness, indifference, detachedness, thoughtlessness”) + 히 (-hi, suffix deriving adverbs).

heedlessly, indifferently, detachedly, thoughtlessly


간대르사

Compare 간댈사 (gandaelsa), also used in Yukjin. Apparently from a term in Middle/Old Korean that was preserved in the Yukjin dialect.

기래 내 그거 그래 간대르사 그렇갯는가구.

2004, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu, Kwak Chung-gu], “2012년도 국외 집단 이주 한민족의 지역어 조사 보고서 [2012nyeondo gugoe jipdan iju hanminjogui jiyeogeo josa bogoseo]”, in 국립국어원 [gungnipgugeowon], National Institute of the Korean Language, page 133:

(Yukjin, Russia) surely (in a negative sense)


삑삑

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 삑 (ppik).


촘촘히

[t͡ɕʰo̞mt͡ɕʰo̞mʝi]

From 촘촘 (chomchom) + 히 (-hi, adverbial suffix).


빽

(onomatopoeia) shrieking, wailing, screaming, crying, screeching


빽빽

[p͈ɛk̚p͈ɛk̚]

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 빽 (ppaek).

아기가 빽빽 울어 대다

the baby cries out with shrieking sounds repeatedly


이리저리

[iɾid͡ʑʌ̹ɾi]

Of native Korean origin. From 이리 (iri, “this place”) + 저리 (jeori, “that place”).

com

그녀는 방 밖에서 이리저리 서성거렸다.

She wandered from here to there outside the room.

Geunyeo-neun bang bakk-eseo irijeori seoseonggeoryeotda.

악어 꼬리가 이리저리 사납게 마구 움직였다.

The crocodile's tail was thrashing furiously this way and that.

Ageo kkori-ga irijeori sanapge magu umjigyeotda.

here and there, this way and that way, from place to place, back and forth


이만큼

Of native Korean origin. From 이 (i, “this”) + 만큼 (-mankeum, “the degree or extent to which”).

suffix

내가 잡은 물고기는 이만큼 컸어.

Nae-ga jabeun mulgogi-neun imankeum keosseo.

this much, that much; this, that; yay or yea


저만큼

Of native Korean origin. From 저 (jeo, “that”) + 만큼 (-mankeum, “the degree or extent to which”).

학생은 저만큼 돈을 가질 수 있다.

Haksaeng-eun jeomankeum don-eul gajil su itda.

that much, that distance, some distance away


콕콕

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 콕 (kok).

나는 눈이 콕콕 쑤시며 아프다.

때때로 위를 콕콕 찌르는 것 같이 아픕니다.

Sometimes I get sharp pains in my stomach.

Ttaettaero wi-reul kok'kok jjireuneun geot gachi apeumnida.


팍

Of native Korean origin. See also 퍽 (peok).

팍 내지르다

팍 치다

(onomatopoeia) out loud, aloud (a word imitating the sound made when one yells suddenly and strongly, or describing such a scene)

팍 밟다

(onomatopoeia) deeply (a word imitating the sound made when one steps on and sinks deeply in mud, or describing such a scene)

팍 쓰러지다

팍 거꾸러지다

(onomatopoeia) (a word imitating the sound made when one suddenly falls down backwards or falls flat on one's face, or describing such a scene)


퍽

그의 화살이 퍽 하고 과녁에 꽂혔다.

Geu-ui hwasar-i peok hago gwanyeog-e kkocheotda.


솔솔

[sʰo̞ɭsʰo̞ɭ]

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 솔 (sol).

실이 솔솔 잘 풀린다.

The tangled thread straightens out nicely.


조용조용

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 조용 (joyong).

말을 조용조용 하는 여자


불룩

불룩하다 불룩하다#Korean

Root of 불룩하다 (bullukhada). Rarely used alone.


부르릉

그 차는 부르릉 하는 소리를 내며 떠나갔다.

Geu cha-neun bureureung haneun sori-reul naemyeo tteonagatda.

(onomatopoeia) a word imitating the sound made when [the engine of] a car, motorcycle, truck, bus, etc., starts

부르릉부르릉하다

to roar, rumble, rev up, start; repetitive


조용조용히

Of native Korean origin. From 조용조용 (joyongjoyong, “very quiet”) + 히 (-hi, suffix deriving adverbs).

af

(very) quietly, gently, softly, calmly, composedly


절실히

[t͡ɕʌ̹ɭɕ͈iɾʝi]

From 절실(切實) (jeolsil, “acute, keen, fervent, poignant”) + 히 (-hi, suffix deriving adverbs).

절실히 필요하다

우리는 당신의 도움이 절실히 필요합니다.

Uri-neun dangsin-ui doum-i jeolsilhi piryohamnida.

desperately, urgently, precisely, keenly, acutely, devoutly, sharply


칙칙

[t͡ɕʰik̚t͡ɕʰik̚]

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 칙 (chik).

열차는 칙칙 소리내며 지나갔다

yeolcha-neun chikchik sorinaemyeo jinagatda

(onomatopoeia) (imitating the sound of a train chugging)

모터보트의 칙칙 하는 소리

(onomatopoeia) (imitating the sound of an engine running)

폭죽이 칙칙거리다가 꺼졌다 ― pokjug-i chikchik-georida-ga kkeojeotda ― the firework spluttered and went out

(onomatopoeia) (imitating the sound of something spluttering and going out)


풍풍

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 풍 (pung).

(onomatopoeia) imitating the sound of large and heavy objects falling one after another into deep water

(onomatopoeia) imitating the sound made when something paper is repeatedly punctured

(onomatopoeia) imitating the sound produced when blocked air or gas bursts through a hole

(onomatopoeia) imitating the sound of liquid gushing violently through a hole


꽹꽹

[k͈wɛŋk͈wɛŋ]

Of native Korean origin. Doubling of 꽹 (kkwaeng).


벌러덩

[pʌ̹ɭɭʌ̹dʌ̹ŋ]

the appearance of slumping backwards or lying on your back with your feet or arms wide open


벌렁

Louisa Alcott, Little Women, Chapter 1, Korean translation copyrighted by RH Korea Co., Ltd.:
조가 양탄자 위에 벌렁 드러누우며 불만을 터뜨렸다.
Jo-ga yangtanja wi-e beolleong deureonuumyeo bulman-eul teotteuryeotda.
Joe was lying on her back on the carpet and started complaining.


제각기

From 제 (je) + 각기(各其) (gakgi, “each, respectively, individually”).

com

individually, personally, respectively, independently


겹겹이

Of native Korean origin. From 겹겹 (gyeopgyeop, “being layered”) + 이 (-i).

af

옷을 겹겹이 껴입다


첩첩

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹p̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹p̚]

Sino-Korean word from 疊疊 (“to stack up, fold over”). Reduplication of 첩(疊) (cheop, “layer, fold”).

ko-etym-sino

in a state in which darkness becomes thick and dense


더욱더

[tʌ̹uk̚t͈ʌ̹]


못내

immeasurably, inconceivably, in an extreme way to the point of not being able express oneself properly


노상

노 (no, “always, unchanging”) + 상(常) (sang, “constant”, Sino-Korean morpheme). First attested in the 19th century.


차차

[t͡ɕʰa̠t͡ɕʰa̠]


뜻대로

[t͈ɯt̚t͈ɛɾo̞]

[t͈ɯt̚t͈e̞ɾo̞]

당신 뜻대로 하십시오.


한층

[ha̠ɲt͡ɕʰɯŋ]

한 (han, “one”) + 층(層) (cheung, “storey, level”).


중에서

[t͡ɕuŋe̞sʰʌ̹]


大綱大綱

daegangdaegang (romanization)
대강대강 (hangeul)

대강대강 대강대강#Korean


대강대강

daegangdaegang (romanization)
大綱大綱 (hanja)

[ˈtɛ(ː)ɡa̠ŋdɛɡa̠ŋ]

[ˈte̞(ː)ɡa̠ŋde̞ɡa̠ŋ]


한창

[ha̠ɲt͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]


나박나박

무를 나박나박 썰다

Describing a pattern of thinly sliced vegetables, such as radish or similar root vegetables, cut into flat, rectangular pieces and arranged in rows.


덜컥

[tʌ̹ɭkʰʌ̹k̚]

덜컥 놀라서 뒤로 물러섰다.

suddenly startled or frightened, with one's heart sinking

덜컥 문이 열렸다.


덜컥

[tʌ̹ɭkʰʌ̹k̚]


옥신각신

우리는 옥신각신 다투지 말고 서로 존중해야 해요

We should respect each other instead of arguing fiercely.

Uri-neun oksin'gaksin datu-ji malgo seoro jonjunghaeya haeyo


아스라이

From 아스라 (aseura, stem of 아스라하다 (aseurahada, “towering; vague; distant”)) + 이 (-i, adverbial suffix).

af

아스라<pos:stem of <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">아스라하다</i> (aseurahada, “towering; vague; distant”)>

그 건물은 아스라이 솟아 있었다.

그 이야기는 아스라이 기억나요?

그 소리는 아스라이 들려왔다.


긁적긁적

[kɯk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚k͈ɯk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]


오롯이

From 오롯 (orot, root) + 이 (-i, adverbial suffix).

오롯이 그 순간을 놓치지 않고 즐겨 보세요.

Enjoy that moment fully without missing it.

Orosi geu sun'gan-eul notchi-ji anko jeulgyeo boseyo.

completely, entirely, thoroughly, without missing anything


아아

(North Korea) Indicating the sound of giggling or chuckling


깽

Describing a sound made in intense pain or strain

whining when startled or in pain (of a puppy or similar animal)


깽

Gyeongsang form of 꽹 (kkwaeng, adverb describing a clang of the gong)


깽깽

[k͈e̞ŋk͈e̞ŋ]

Onomatopoeic, reduplication of 깽 (kkaeng, “sounding painful”, adverb).

rdp

moaning repeatedly in severe pain or struggling

whining continuously when startled or in pain (of a puppy or similar animal)


깽깽

[k͈e̞ŋk͈e̞ŋ]

Gyeongsang form of 꽹꽹 (kkwaengkkwaeng, “gong clanging”)


깽깽

[k͈e̞ŋk͈e̞ŋ]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

Misspelling of 깨깨 (kkaekkae, “looking skinny”).


으레

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 의례 (依例, uirye, “relying on precedent”).

ko-etym-nativised

방금 한 말은 남자친구가 여자친구에게 으레 해주는 말이 아니라, 완전히 진심이었다.

What I just said wasn't just what boyfriends conventionally say to their girlfriends; I was completely sincere.

Banggeum han mar-eun namjachin'gu-ga yeojachin'gu-ege eure hae-juneun mar-i anira, wanjeonhi jinsim-ieotda.


연거푸

[jʌ̹nɡʌ̹pʰu]

연(連) (yeon, “to extend; continuous”, Sino-Korean morpheme) + 거푸 (geopu, “continuously”).

af

그녀가 방금 한 말이 연거푸 떠올랐다.

Geunyeo-ga banggeum han mar-i yeon'geopu tteoollatda.


십분

Sino-Korean word from 십(十) (sip, “ten”) + 분(分) (bun, “part”): ten parts (out of ten).

ko-etym-sino

십분 이해하다


그러더니

[kɯɾʌ̹dʌ̹ni]

그러 (geureo-, “to do or be thus”) + 더니 (-deoni).


슬그머니

[sʰɯɭɡɯmʌ̹ni]

고양이가 슬그머니 오더니 밥을 맛있게 먹더군요.

The cat came stealthily and ate the food deliciously.

Goyang'iga seulgeumeoni odeoni babeul masitge meokdeogunyo.

원체 개를 무서워하는 터라 슬그머니 겁이 납니다.

I'm scared inside because I'm so afraid of dogs.

Wonche gaereul museowohaneun teora seulgeumeoni geobi namnida.


슬피

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 슬피 (Yale: sulphI).

ko-etym-native

신부는 신랑의 시체를 매장하고 밤낮으로 슬피 울었다.

The bride buried the groom's body and wept sadly day and night.

Sinbuneun sillang'ui sichereul maejanghago bamnajeuro seulpi ureotda.


쪼끔

[t͡ɕ͈o̞k͈ɯm]

(colloquial, emphatic) Synonym of 조금 (jogeum).


듬뿍

고기를 듬뿍 수 있어요.


마기

at the end of the day
at the end of the day


이를테면

Univerbation of 이를 (ireul) + 터 (teo) + 이 (-i) + 면 (-myeon): "if one were to speak..."

univerbation

so to speak; marks a figure of speech or a summary of what has been previously said.


여실히

여실(如實) (yeosil) + 히 (-hi, adverbial suffix).


되레

[ˈtø̞(ː)ɾe̞]

Contraction of 도리어 (dorieo, “instead, rather”)


어쩐지

[ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɲd͡ʑi]

어쩐지 오늘은 그녀가 달라 보인다.

Eojjeonji oneur-eun geunyeo-ga dalla boinda.


곧잘

[ko̞t̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ɭ]

딸아이는 기타를 곧잘 친다.

My daughter plays the guitar fairly well.

그는 곧잘 화를 낸다.


여하튼

[jʌ̹ɦa̠tʰɯn]


왜냐면

왜냐하면 왜냐하면#Korean

Alternative form of 왜냐하면 (waenyahamyeon)


펄쩍

[pʰʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]

펄쩍 뛰다


저마다

저 (jeo, “oneself”) + 마다 (-mada, “each”).
First attested in the Childae manbeop (七大萬法 / 칠대만법), 1569, as Middle Korean 저마다 (Yale: cemata).

ko-etym-native

사람은 저마다 꿈을 하나씩 품고 산다.

People each live with a dream of their own.

Saram-eun jeomada kkum-eul hana-ssik pumgo sanda.


바투

Likely from Middle Korean 밭 (pàth-, “to be close, tight”) + 우 (-wu, “adverbializer”), but not attested in the Middle Korean corpus. Compare 자주 (jaju), 너무 (neomu), 모두 (modu), et cetera.


날로

Equivalent to 날 (nal, “raw”) + 로 (ro, as). Today, the noun 날 (nal) is defective, only being used in this word.

해산물을 날로 먹으면 위험할 수 있다.

Eating seafood without cooking [it] can be dangerous.

Haesanmur-eul nallo meog-eumyeon wiheomhal su itda.


화끈

나는 부끄러움에 얼굴이 화끈 달아올랐다.
naneun bukkeureoume eolguri hwakkeun daraollatda.
My face blushed with shame.
(literally, “I, from shame, (my) face blushingly became hot.”)


짧게

[t͡ɕ͈a̠ɭk͈e̞]


어째서

[ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈ɛsʰʌ̹]

[ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈e̞sʰʌ̹]


악착같이

[a̠k̚t͡ɕʰa̠k̚k͈a̠t͡ɕʰi]

악착(齷齪) (akchak, “stubbornness”) + 같이 (-gachi, “as”)

com

악착같이 값을 깎다


층층

[t͡ɕʰɯŋt͡ɕʰɯŋ]

가지가 층층이 옆으로 퍼져있다.

The branches spread out to the sides in layers.

Gajiga cheungcheung'i yeopeuro peojeoitda.


옆으로

From 옆 (yeop, “side”) + 으로 (-euro, “towards”)

af

가지가 층층이 옆으로 퍼져있다.

The branches spread out to the side in layers.