See also: 불다
U+BD88, 불
HANGUL SYLLABLE BUL
Composition: + +
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[U+BD87]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BD89]

Korean

Etymology 1





뵤 ←→ 붜

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[puɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? bul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bul
McCune–Reischauer? pul
Yale Romanization? pul

Syllable

(bul)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of , , and .

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean (bl).

Possibly from Old Chinese (OC *hmralʔ) or cognate with Old Japanese (pi2) (< Proto-Japonic *poy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[puɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? bul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bul
McCune–Reischauer? pul
Yale Romanization? pul

Noun

(bul)

  1. fire, flame
  2. light
    스튜디오의 이 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)
  3. furnace, fireplace
Derived terms
See also

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[]
Revised Romanization? bul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bul
McCune–Reischauer? pul
Yale Romanization? pul

Noun

(bul)

  1. genitalia (mainly of males), scrotum, testicle, testis
  2. basin, bottom (as of a sieve)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[puɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? bul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bul
McCune–Reischauer? pul
Yale Romanization? pul

Prefix

불— (bul-)

  1. a prefix meaning 'not'.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[puːɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[:]
Revised Romanization? bul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bul
McCune–Reischauer? pul
Yale Romanization? pūl

Prefix

불— (bul-)

  1. a prefix that is placed before nouns to indicate something severe.
Derived terms
  • 불가물 (bulgamul, “a severe drought”)
  • 불깍쟁이 (bulkkakjaeng-i, “a real stinker”)
  • 불상놈 (bulsangnom, “a vulgar fellow”)
  • 불쌍놈 (bulssangnom, “a very vulgar fellow”)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from . Adopted as representation of the dollar symbol $.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[puɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? bul
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bul
McCune–Reischauer? pul
Yale Romanization? pul

Noun

(bul)

  1. dollar

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(bul)

  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC pɨut̚))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC bɨut̚))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC pʰɨut̚))
  4. 彿:
    (MC reading: 彿 (MC pʰɨut̚))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC pɨut̚))
  6. :
    (MC reading: )
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC pʰɨut̚))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC pɨut̚))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC pʰɨut̚))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC pʰɨut̚))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC pɨut̚))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC pɨut̚, pʰɨut̚))
  13. :
    (MC reading: (MC pɨut̚))
  14. :
    (MC reading: (MC pɨut̚))
  15. :
    (MC reading: (MC bɨut̚, pʰɨut̚))
  16. :
    (MC reading: (MC bɨut̚))

References

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