불가사리

Korean

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 不可殺.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭɡa̠sʰa̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [불가사리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulgasari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulgasali
McCune–Reischauer?	pulgasari
Yale Romanization?	pul.kasali

Noun

불가사리 • (bulgasari)

1. legendary quadrupedal monster that eats iron
2. starfish

Derived terms

• 거미불가사리 (geomibulgasari, “Ophioplocus japonicus”)