우두망찰

Korean

Seems vaguely Sino-Korean, cf. 망 (忘, mang, “to forget, to neglect”). Compare also Mandarin 糊塗／糊涂 (hútu, “bewildered, confused”).

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	udumangchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	udumangchal
McCune–Reischauer^?	udumangch'al
Yale Romanization^?	wutwumangchal

우두망찰 • (udumangchal)

dumbfounded, blankly, flustered
- 2007, Han Kang, 채식주의자 [chaesikjuuija, The Vegetarian], 22nd edition, Paju, Republic of Korea: Changbi, published 2016, →ISBN, page 27:
  검은 트렌치코트 차림 으로 우두망찰 서 있는 아내 의 팔 을 끌고 안방 으로 들어갔다.
  Geomeun teurenchikoteu charim-euro udumangchal seo inneun anae-ui par-eul kkeulgo anbang-euro deureogatda.
  I grabbed the arm of my wife, who was standing dumbfounded wearing a black trench coat, and dragged her into our room.

우두망찰 • (udumangchal)

(North Korea) Root of 우두망찰하다 (udumangchalhada, “to be dumbfounded”). Rarely used alone.

In South Korea, it is used in isolation as an ideophonic adverb.
In North Korea, it is only used as 우두망찰하다 (udumangchalhada) and cannot appear on its own.

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