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Etymology

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From 별똥 (byeolttong, meteor) +‎ 만발(滿發) (manbal, full bloom).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɭt͈o̞ŋma̠nba̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeolttongmanbal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeol'ttongmanbal
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏlttongmanbal
Yale Romanization?pyēlttongmanpal

Noun

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별똥만발 (byeolttongmanbal)

  1. (astronomy) meteor outburst