# 바싹
## Korean
### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pa̠s͈a̠k̚]
* Phonetic hangul: [바싹]

### Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.
Perhaps related to Etymology 2 via an intermediary meaning of "like dry or brittle objects"?

#### Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair :
| Yin-form | 버썩 (beosseok) |
| Yang-form | 바싹 (bassak) |
바싹 • (bassak)
* dryly, aridly, parchedly
    이 땅은 바싹 말랐다.I ttang-eun bassak mallatda.This land is parched dry.
* (figurative, of a person or animal) in a very scrawny state, malnourishedly
    바싹 마른 개bassak mareun gaea very scrawny dog
* while becoming physically close to
    아빠한테 바싹 붙어.Appa-hante bassak buteo.Stick right next to Dad.
* (of prices, etc.) suddenly changing by a large amount
    가격이 바싹 올랐네.Gagyeog-i bassak ollanne.Look, the price has gone way up.
* carefully, earnestly, with rapt attention
    바싹 공부하면 잘 될 거야.Bassak gongbuhamyeon jal doel geoya.Things will turn out well if you study hard.

##### Synonyms

* 바짝 (bajjak)
* 삐쩍 (ppijjeok)

### Etymology 2

An intensive form of 바삭 (basak).

#### Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair :
| Yin-form | 버썩 (beosseok) |
| Yang-form | 바싹 (bassak) |
Consonant set :
| Plain | 바삭 (basak) |
| Intensive | 바싹 (bassak) |
바싹 • (bassak)
* (of a dry or brittle object) quite crunchingly; while lightly stepping on, grinding, or breaking with a crunching sound
* (of a hard food) quite crunchingly; while biting on with a crunching sound
* (positive) quite crisply, as to crack easily (must be followed by the adjective-deriving suffix 하다 (hada))
    바싹한 과자bassakhan gwajaquite a crunchy snack

##### Usage notes

빠삭 (ppasak) is another intensive form of 바삭 (basak), and is considered more emphatic than 바싹 (bassak).

##### Related terms

Sound-symbolic terms related to 바수다/부수다 (basuda/busuda, "to break; to crush") :
| Yang-vowel form | Yang-vowel form | Yang-vowel form | Yang-vowel form | Yin-vowel form | Yin-vowel form | Yin-vowel form | Yin-vowel form |
| 바수다 (basuda) (verb) | 바수다 (basuda) (verb) | 바수다 (basuda) (verb) | 바수다 (basuda) (verb) | 부수다 (busuda) (verb) | 부수다 (busuda) (verb) | 부수다 (busuda) (verb) | 부수다 (busuda) (verb) |
| 바스라기 (baseuragi) (noun) | 바스라기 (baseuragi) (noun) | 바스라기 (baseuragi) (noun) | 바스라기 (baseuragi) (noun) | 부스러기 (buseureogi) (noun) | 부스러기 (buseureogi) (noun) | 부스러기 (buseureogi) (noun) | 부스러기 (buseureogi) (noun) |
| 바삭 (basak) 바삭바삭 (basakbasak) | 바싹 (bassak) 바싹바싹 (bassakbassak) | 빠삭 (ppasak) 빠삭빠삭 (ppasakppasak) | 파삭 (pasak) 파삭파삭 (pasakpasak) | 버석 (beoseok) 버석버석 (beoseokbeoseok) | 버썩 (beosseok) 버썩버썩 (beosseokbeosseok) | 뻐석 (ppeoseok) 뻐석뻐석 (ppeoseokppeoseok) | 퍼석 (peoseok) 퍼석퍼석 (peoseokpeoseok) |
| 보삭 (bosak) 보삭보삭 (bosakbosak) | 보싹 (bossak) 보싹보싹 (bossakbossak) | 뽀삭 (pposak) 뽀삭뽀삭 (pposakpposak) | 포삭 (posak) 포삭포삭 (posakposak) | 부석 (buseok) 부석부석 (buseokbuseok) | 부썩 (busseok) 부썩부썩 (busseokbusseok) | 뿌석 (ppuseok) 뿌석뿌석 (ppuseokppuseok) | 푸석 (puseok) 푸석푸석 (puseokpuseok) |
| 와삭 (wasak) 와삭와삭 (wasagwasak) | 와삭 (wasak) 와삭와삭 (wasagwasak) | 와싹 (wassak) 와싹와싹 (wassagwassak) | 와싹 (wassak) 와싹와싹 (wassagwassak) | 워석 (woseok) 워석워석 (woseogwoseok) | 워석 (woseok) 워석워석 (woseogwoseok) | 워썩 (wosseok) 워썩워썩 (wosseogwosseok) | 워썩 (wosseok) 워썩워썩 (wosseogwosseok) |
| 아삭 (asak) 아삭아삭 (asagasak) | 아삭 (asak) 아삭아삭 (asagasak) | 아싹 (assak) 아싹아싹 (assagassak) | 아싹 (assak) 아싹아싹 (assagassak) | 어석 (eoseok) 어석어석 (eoseogeoseok) | 어석 (eoseok) 어석어석 (eoseogeoseok) | 어썩 (eosseok) 어썩어썩 (eosseogeosseok) | 어썩 (eosseok) 어썩어썩 (eosseogeosseok) |
| 바슬바슬 (baseulbaseul) | 바스락 (baseurak) 바스락바스락 (baseurakbaseurak) | 빠스락 (ppaseurak) 빠스락빠스락 (ppaseurakppaseurak) | 파슬파슬 (paseulpaseul) | 버슬버슬 (beoseulbeoseul) | 버스럭 (beoseureok) 버스럭버스럭 (beoseureokbeoseureok) | 뻐스럭 (ppeoseureok) 뻐스럭뻐스럭 (ppeoseureokppeoseureok) | 퍼슬퍼슬 (peoseulpeoseul) |
| 보슬보슬 (boseulboseul) | 보스락 (boseurak) 보스락보스락 (boseurakboseurak) | 뽀스락 (pposeurak) 뽀스락뽀스락 (pposeurakpposeurak) | 포슬포슬 (poseulposeul) | 부슬부슬 (buseulbuseul) | 부스럭 (buseureok) 부스럭부스럭 (buseureokbuseureok) | 뿌스럭 (ppuseureok) 뿌스럭뿌스럭 (ppuseureokppuseureok) | 푸슬푸슬 (puseulpuseul) |