흠뻑

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Ablaut forms: 함빡 (hamppak, “fully, greatly, sufficiently”), 함뿍 (hamppuk, “deeply immersed in [something]”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?heumppeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?heumppeog
McCune–Reischauer?hŭmppŏk
Yale Romanization?humppek

Ideophone
Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 흠뻑 (heumppeok)
Yang-form 함빡 (hamppak)

흠뻑 • (heumppeok)

  1. fully, thoroughly, greatly, sufficiently, completely
    흠뻑 젖다 ― heumppeok jeotda ― wet to the skin
    비가 흠뻑 오다 ― bi-ga heumppeok oda ― for much rain to arrive

Derived terms
  • 흠뻑흠뻑 (heumppeokheumppeok, “overflowing with; sopping wet”)
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