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TOPIK 3adverb

꼬끼오

kkokkio

꼬끼오 + 하고 울다

cock-a-doodle-doo (rooster)

Example

아침마다 닭이 꼬끼오 하고 울어요.

Every morning the rooster crows 'cock-a-doodle-doo'.

Word parts

의성어 (sound word) imitating a rooster's crow.

Good to know

Animal sounds usually take 하고 울다: 꼬끼오 하고 울다 'to crow'. Chicks say 삐약삐약.