Korean word

콜록콜록

Pronunciation

Romanizationkollokkollok

Meaning

  • adverbcoughing

Example

밤새 콜록콜록 기침을 했다.pam sae kol lok kol lok ki chi meul haet tta

Coughing went on all night.

Illustration for 콜록콜록 (coughing)

More examples

회의 도중에 콜록콜록 기침이 나와 자리를 떴다.hoe ui to jung e kol lok kol lok ki chi mi na wa cha ri reul tteot tta

During the meeting, I started coughing repeatedly and left my seat.

Core concept

Short coughs heard one after another as a repeated sound.

Common phrases

  • 콜록콜록 기침하다kol lok kol lok ki chim ha da

    cough repeatedly

  • 콜록콜록 기침이 나다kol lok kol lok ki chi mi na da

    start coughing repeatedly

Similar words

콜록kollok: A single short, sharp cough is heard.

Definition in Korean

콜록콜록은 짧고 연속되는 기침 소리를 흉내 내는 의성어로, 부사로 쓰여 기침이 계속되는 상태를 나타낸다.kol lok kol lo geun jjal kko yeon sok ttoe neun ki chim so ri reul hyung nae nae neun ui seong eo ro pu sa ro sseu yeo ki chi mi kye sok ttoe neun sang tae reul na ta naen da

Word origin

콜록콜록 (kolrokkolrok, "repeated coughing") repeats 콜록 (kolrok, "a cough sound"), making the cough seem to continue.

Usage tips

  • This sound word fits conversation and comic scenes, while formal medical writing usually describes the ongoing cough directly.

Related words

  • 콜록거리다kollokkkeoridacough repeatedlyverb

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