Korean edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beullok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beullog
McCune–Reischauer?pŭllok
Yale Romanization?pullok

Etymology 1 edit

From English block.

 
보도 블록 (bodo beullok, “sidewalk block”)

Noun edit

블록 (beullok)

  1. (modern architecture) blocks of cement or stone
    보도 블록
    bodo beullok
    sidewalk block
  2. block-shaped toy
    레고 블록
    rego beullok
    Lego block
  3. urban block of residential buildings

Etymology 2 edit

From English bloc.

Noun edit

블록 (beullok)

  1. (geopolitics) bloc