아햏햏

Korean

Etymology

Neologism coined around 2002 on the DC Inside website. Apparently originally a user's attempt at onomatopoeia for laughter.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠ɦɛtʰɛt̚] ~ [a̠ɦe̞tʰe̞t̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [아해탣/아헤텓]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ahaethaet
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ahaehhaeh
McCune–Reischauer?ahaethaet
Yale Romanization?ahayhhayh
  • The expression apparently had no clear pronunciation in practice. The syllable 햏 (haet) does not occur in any normal Korean word.

Interjection

아햏햏 • (ahaethaet)

  1. (dated, neologism, Internet slang) A term with no clear meaning. [less common after late 2000s]
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