벌끈

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Probably related to 불거지다 (bulgeojida, “to protrude”), 부르다 (bureuda, “to swell”), 불뚝 (bulttuk, “in a suddenly angered manner”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɭk͈ɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [벌끈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beolkkeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beolkkeun
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏlkkŭn
Yale Romanization?	pel.kkun

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	벌끈 (beolkkeun)
Yang-form	발끈 (balkkeun)

벌끈 • (beolkkeun)

1. (of an action) fiercely; reflecting undue anger at a minor annoyance
2. very loudly, very deafeningly
3. while very suddenly standing up
4. (of a concealed object) very suddenly emerging from