불길

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. From 불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 길 (gil, “way, path”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭk͈iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [불낄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulgil
McCune–Reischauer?	pulkil
Yale Romanization?	pulqkil

Noun

불길 • (bulgil)

1. flame; blaze

   불길에 휩싸이다 ― bulgir-e hwipssaida ― to be engulfed in flames

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 不吉 (“inauspicious, ominous, unlucky”). See also Japanese 不吉(ふきつ) (fukitsu, “bad luck”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭɡiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [불길]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulgil
McCune–Reischauer?	pulgil
Yale Romanization?	pul.kil

Noun

불길 • (bulgil) (hanja 不吉)

1. bad luck, inauspiciousness

   그는 그것을 불길의 징조로 받아들였다.

   Geu-neun geugeos-eul bulgir-ui jingjo-ro badadeuryeotda.

   He interpreted that as a sign of bad luck.

Derived terms

• 불길(不吉)하다 (bulgilhada, “ominous, inauspicious, unlucky, sinister”)