불길

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. From 불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 길 (gil, “way, path”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭk͈iɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [불낄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bulgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bulgil
McCune–Reischauer^?	pulkil
Yale Romanization^?	pulqkil

Noun

불길 • (bulgil)

flame; blaze
불길에 휩싸이다 ― bulgir-e hwipssaida ― to be engulfed in flames

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 不吉 (“inauspicious, ominous, unlucky”). See also Japanese 不吉(ふきつ) (fukitsu, “bad luck”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭɡiɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [불길]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bulgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bulgil
McCune–Reischauer^?	pulgil
Yale Romanization^?	pul.kil

Noun

불길 • (bulgil) (hanja 不吉)

bad luck, inauspiciousness
그 는 그것 을 불길의 징조 로 받아들였다.
Geu-neun geugeos-eul bulgir-ui jingjo-ro badadeuryeotda.
He interpreted that as a sign of bad luck.

Derived terms

불길(不吉)하다 (bulgilhada, “ominous, inauspicious, unlucky, sinister”)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.