별똥별

Korean

Etymology

From 별똥 (byeolttong, “meteor”) +‎ 별 (byeol, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɭt͈o̞ŋbjʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [별(ː)똥별]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeolttongbyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeol'ttongbyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏlttongbyŏl
Yale Romanization?	pyēlttongpyel

Noun

별똥별 • (byeolttongbyeol)

1. (astronomy) shooting star; meteor

   Synonyms: 별똥 (byeolttong), 유성(流星) (yuseong), (North Korea) 별찌 (byeoljji)

   별똥별을 잡다 ― byeolttongbyeor-eul japda ― catch a shooting star

See also

• 운석(隕石) (unseok, “meteorite”)