유성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 流星.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jusʰʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [유성]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yuseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yuseong
McCune–Reischauer?	yusŏng
Yale Romanization?	yuseng

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	유성(流星) (yuseong)
North Korean Standard Language	류성(流星) (ryuseong)

유성 • (yuseong) (hanja 流星)

1. (astronomy) meteor; shooting star

   Synonyms: 별똥 (byeolttong), 별똥별 (byeolttongbyeol), (North Korea) 별찌 (byeoljji)

Derived terms

• 유성우(流星雨) (yuseong'u, “meteor shower”)
• 유성폭풍(流星暴風) (yuseongpokpung, “meteor storm”)