흠뻑

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯmp͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [흠뻑]

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”)