불현듯

Korean

Etymology

From the root 불현 (bulhyeon) and suffix —듯 (-deut, “like ...”). The former is probably a compound of 불 (bul, “fire”) and 켜— (kyeo-, “to light”), with the adnominal suffix —ㄴ (-n).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɾʝʌ̹ndɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [불현듣]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulhyeondeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulhyeondeus
McCune–Reischauer?	purhyŏndŭt
Yale Romanization?	pul.hyentus

Adverb

불현듯 • (bulhyeondeut)

1. suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

Synonyms

• 불현듯이 (bulhyeondeusi)