불거지다

Korean

Etymology

Probably cognate with 발기다 "to open up, strip," 발가벗다 "to strip, become naked," influenced by 불룩하다 "to be bulging, inflated"

Pronunciation

• Homophones: 붉어지다 (bulgEojida) to become red

Verb

불거지다 (bulgeojida)

1. to protrude, bulge out, stick out
2. to emerge, come out, be exposed, become known

Synonyms

• (protrude): 튀어나오다 (twiEonaoda)
• (emerge): 드러나다 (deureonada), 밝혀지다 (balghyeojida, balk-)

Related terms

• 발기다 (balgida) to open up, peel, shell, skin, strip
• 발가벗다 (balga-beosda, -beotda) to strip, become naked

See also

• 불룩하다 (bullug-hada, bulluk-) to be baggy, bulging, convex, inflated, swollen