불
See also: 불다
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Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[puɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[불]
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Etymology 2
First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 블 (bl).
Possibly from Old Chinese 燬 (OC *hmralʔ) or cognate with Old Japanese 火 (pi2) (< Proto-Japonic *poy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[puɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[불]
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Noun
불 • (bul)
- fire, flame
- light
- 스튜디오의 불이 켜진 때에는 내가 저녁 프로그램을 녹음하고 있다는 거야.
- Seutyudioui buri kyeojin ttaeeneun naega jeonyeok peurogeuraemeul nogeumhago itdaneun geoya.
- When the studio light is on, I am recording my evening show.
- Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- furnace, fireplace
Derived terms
- 부엌 (bueok, “kitchen”)
- 불길 (bulgil, “flame”)
- 불꽃 (bulkkot, “flame, flare”)
- 불똥 (bulttong, “spark”)
- 불리다 (bullida, “to harden (metal)”)
- 불바다 (bulbada, “widespread fire”)
- 불붙다 (bulbutda, “to catch on fire”)
- 불빛 (bulbit, “light, color of fire”)
- 불사르다 (bulsareuda, “to burn”)
- 불장난 (buljangnan, “playing with fire or love”)
- 불지르다 (buljireuda, “to set on fire”)
- 불쬐다 (buljjoeda, “to warm (oneself at the fire)”)
- 불켜다 (bulkyeoda, “to light (a candle or lamp)”)
- 불타다 (bultada, “to burn, blaze”)
- 불태우다 (bultae-uda, “to burn”)
- 불피우다 (bulpiuda, “to make a fire”)
Related terms
See also
- 검댕 (geomdaeng, “soot”)
- 굴뚝 (gulttuk, “chimney”)
- 굽다 (gupda, “to bake, roast”)
- 기름 (gireum, “oil”)
- 끓다 (kkeulta, “to boil, bubble (frequentative)”)
- 때다 (ttaeda, “to make a fire, burn, heat (the room)”)
- 땔감 (ttaelgam, “fuel”)
- 뜨겁다 (tteugeopda, “to be hot”)
- 물 (mul, “water (as a great antagonism)”)
- 부글부글 (bugeulbugeul, “bubbling”)
- 숯 (sut, “charcoal”)
- 아궁이 (agung-i, “fire hole, fireplace, furnace”)
- 연기 (yeon-gi, “smoke”)
- 이글거리다 (igeulgeorida, “to blaze, flare, glare”)
- 이글이글 (igeurigeul, “blazingly, glaringly”)
- 장작 (jangjak, “firewood”)
- 재 (jae, “ashes”)
- 풀무 (pulmu, “bellows, blower”)
Etymology 3
Of native Korean origin. Perhaps related to Japanese ほと (hoto, “genitalia”) and おはせ (ohase, “(archaic slang) penis”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[puɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[불]
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Derived terms
- 개불 (gaebul, “Urechis unicinctus (fat innkeeper worm, penis worm), a species of the Echiura (spoon worms)”)
- 부룩소 (burukso, “bullock, young bull”)
- 불깐소 (bulkkanso, “bullock, ox”)
- 불알 (bural, “testicle, testis”)
- 불앗다 (buratda, “to castrate”)
- 불치다 (bulchida, “to castrate”)
- 악대소 (akdaeso, “bullock, ox”)
- 황소 (hwangso, “bull”)
Related terms
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 不
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[puɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[불]
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Derived terms
- 백문불여일견 (百聞不如一見, baengmunburyeoilgyeon)
- 불가결 (不可缺, bulgagyeol)
- 불가능 (不可能, bulganeung, “impossible”)
- 불가사의 (不可思議, bulgasaui)
- 불경 (不敬, bulgyeong)
- 불과 (不過, bulgwa)
- 불규칙 (不規則, bulgyuchik)
- 불균형 (不均衡, bulgyunhyeong)
- 불길 (不吉, bulgil)
- 불량 (不良, bullyang)
- 불안 (不安, buran)
- 불친절 (不親切, bulchinjeol)
- 불평 (不平, bulpyeong)
- 불허 (不許, bulheo)
Etymology 5
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[puːɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[불:]
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Prefix
불— • (bul-)
- a prefix that is placed before nouns to indicate something severe.
Derived terms
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 弗. Adopted as representation of the dollar symbol $.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[puɭ]
- Phonetic Hangul[불]
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Etymology 7
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
References
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2015). Table of Hanja for Personal Names (인명용한자표, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo).
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