불

See also: 불다

불 U+BD88, 불 HANGUL SYLLABLE BUL Composition: ㅂ + ㅜ + ㄹ Dubeolsik input: q-n-f ← 붇 [U+BD87] Hangul Syllables 붉 → [U+BD89]

Korean

Etymology 1

부북붂붃분붅붆 붇불붉붊붋붌붍 붎붏붐붑붒붓붔 붕붖붗붘붙붚붛
뵤 ←	→ 붜

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puɭ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [불]

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

Syllable

불 • (bul)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅂ, ㅜ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puɭ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [불]

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

Noun

불 • (bul)

1. fire, flame
2. light

   스튜디오의 불이 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

• 부엌 (bueok, “kitchen”)
• 불길 (bulgil, “flame”)
• 불꽃 (bulkkot, “flame, flare”)
• 불똥 (bulttong, “spark”)
• 불리다 (bullida, “to harden (metal)”)
• 불바다 (bulbada, “widespread fire”)
• 불붙다 (bulbutda, “to catch on fire”)
• 불빛 (bulbit, “light, color of fire”)
• 불사르다 (bulsareuda, “to burn”)
• 불장난 (buljangnan, “playing with fire or love”)
• 불지르다 (buljireuda, “to set on fire”)
• 불쬐다 (buljjoeda, “to warm (oneself at the fire)”)
• 불켜다 (bulkyeoda, “to light (a candle or lamp)”)
• 불타다 (bultada, “to burn, blaze”)
• 불태우다 (bultae-uda, “to burn”)
• 불피우다 (bulpiuda, “to make a fire”)

 

Related terms

• 밝다 (bakda, “to be bright”)
• 부뚜막 (buttumak, “furnace top”)
• 부삽 (busap, “fire shovel”)
• 부시 (busi, “flint”)
• 부시다 (busida, “to be dazzling, glaring”)
• 부젓가락 (bujeotgarak, “fire tongs”)
• 부집게 (bujipge, “fire tongs”)
• 붉다 (bukda, “to be red”)
• 빨갛다 (ppalgata, “to be deep red”)

 

See also

• 검댕 (geomdaeng, “soot”)
• 굴뚝 (gulttuk, “chimney”)
• 굽다 (gupda, “to bake, roast”)
• 기름 (gireum, “oil”)
• 끓다 (kkeulta, “to boil, bubble (frequentative)”)
• 때다 (ttaeda, “to make a fire, burn, heat (the room)”)
• 땔감 (ttaelgam, “fuel”)
• 뜨겁다 (tteugeopda, “to be hot”)
• 물 (mul, “water (as a great antagonism)”)
• 부글부글 (bugeulbugeul, “bubbling”)
• 숯 (sut, “charcoal”)
• 아궁이 (agung-i, “fire hole, fireplace, furnace”)
• 연기 (yeon-gi, “smoke”)
• 이글거리다 (igeulgeorida, “to blaze, flare, glare”)
• 이글이글 (igeurigeul, “blazingly, glaringly”)
• 장작 (jangjak, “firewood”)
• 재 (jae, “ashes”)
• 풀무 (pulmu, “bellows, blower”)

 

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 hangeul: [불]

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

Noun

불 • (bul)

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

Derived terms

• 개불 (gaebul, “Urechis unicinctus (fat innkeeper worm, penis worm), a species of the Echiura (spoon worms)”)
• 부룩소 (burukso, “bullock, young bull”)
• 불깐소 (bulkkanso, “bullock, ox”)
• 불알 (bural, “testicle, testis”)
• 불앗다 (buratda, “to castrate”)
• 불치다 (bulchida, “to castrate”)
• 악대소 (akdaeso, “bullock, ox”)
• 황소 (hwangso, “bull”)

 

Related terms

• 발 (bal, “foot”)
• 볏 (byeot, “cockscomb”)
• 보지 (boji, “(vulgar) vagina”)
• 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”)
• 뽈 (ppol, “horn, antler”)
• 뿌리 (ppuri, “root”)
• 뿔 (ppul, “horn, antler”)
• 팔 (pal, “arm”)

 

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 不

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puɭ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [불]

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

Prefix

불— • (bul-)

1. a prefix meaning 'not'.

Derived terms

• 백문불여일견 (百聞不如一見, baengmunburyeoilgyeon)
• 불가결 (不可缺, bulgagyeol)
• 불가능 (不可能, bulganeung, “impossible”)
• 불가사의 (不可思議, bulgasaui)
• 불경 (不敬, bulgyeong)
• 불과 (不過, bulgwa)
• 불규칙 (不規則, bulgyuchik)
• 불균형 (不均衡, bulgyunhyeong)
• 불길 (不吉, bulgil)
• 불량 (不良, bullyang)
• 불안 (不安, buran)
• 불친절 (不親切, bulchinjeol)
• 불평 (不平, bulpyeong)
• 불허 (不許, bulheo)

 

Related terms

• 부 (不, bu)

Etymology 5

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puːɭ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [불ː]

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 弗. Adopted as representation of the dollar symbol $.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puɭ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [불]

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

Noun

불 • (bul)

1. dollar

Etymology 7

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

불 (bul)

1. 不:

   (MC reading: 不 (MC pɨut̚))

2. 佛:

   (MC reading: 佛 (MC bɨut̚))

3. 拂:

   (MC reading: 拂 (MC pʰɨut̚))

4. 彿:

   (MC reading: 彿 (MC pʰɨut̚))

5. 弗:

   (MC reading: 弗 (MC pɨut̚))

6. 岪:

   (MC reading: 岪)

7. 祓:

   (MC reading: 祓 (MC pʰɨut̚))

8. 紱:

   (MC reading: 紱 (MC pɨut̚))

9. 艴:

   (MC reading: 艴 (MC pʰɨut̚))

10. 茀:

    (MC reading: 茀 (MC pʰɨut̚))

11. 韍:

    (MC reading: 韍 (MC pɨut̚))

12. 髴:

    (MC reading: 髴 (MC pɨut̚, pʰɨut̚))

13. 黻:

    (MC reading: 黻 (MC pɨut̚))

14. 冹:

    (MC reading: 冹 (MC pɨut̚))

15. 刜:

    (MC reading: 刜 (MC bɨut̚, pʰɨut̚))

16. 咈:

    (MC reading: 咈 (MC bɨut̚))

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin-guk daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, inmyeong-yonghanjapyo). [1]