바싹

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠s͈a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [바싹]

Of native Korean origin.

Perhaps related to Etymology 2 via an intermediary meaning of "like dry or brittle objects"?

바싹 • (bassak)

1. dryly, aridly, parchedly

   이 땅은 바싹 말랐다.

   I ttang-eun bassak mallatda.

   This land is parched dry.

2. (figurative, of a person or animal) in a very scrawny state, malnourishedly

   바싹 마른 개

   bassak mareun gae

   a very scrawny dog

3. while becoming physically close to

   아빠한테 바싹 붙어.

   Appa-hante bassak buteo.

   Stick right next to Dad.

4. (of prices, etc.) suddenly changing by a large amount

   가격이 바싹 올랐네.

   Gagyeog-i bassak ollanne.

   Look, the price has gone way up.

5. carefully, earnestly, with rapt attention

   바싹 공부하면 잘 될 거야.

   Bassak gongbuhamyeon jal doel geoya.

   Things will turn out well if you study hard.

• 바짝 (bajjak)
• 삐쩍 (ppijjeok)

An intensive form of 바삭 (basak).

바싹 • (bassak)

1. (of a dry or brittle object) quite crunchingly; while lightly stepping on, grinding, or breaking with a crunching sound
2. (of a hard food) quite crunchingly; while biting on with a crunching sound
3. (positive) quite crisply, as to crack easily (must be followed by the adjective-deriving suffix 하다 (hada))

   바싹한 과자

   bassakhan gwaja

   quite a crunchy snack

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