벌컥벌컥 + 마시다 / 들이켜다
gulping down, guzzling (drinks)
Example
목이 말라서 물을 벌컥벌컥 마셨어요.
I was thirsty, so I gulped the water down.
Word parts
Both 의성어 and 의태어: the glugging sound and the manner of drinking a lot in big gulps.
Good to know
Pronounced [벌컥뻘컥]: the ㄱ batchim makes the next ㅂ tense. Single 벌컥 also means 'abruptly': 화를 벌컥 내다 'to flare up'.
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