별똥별

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Etymology

From 별똥 (byeolttong, meteor) +‎ (byeol, star).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeolttongbyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeol'ttongbyeol
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏlttongbyŏl
Yale Romanization?pyēlttongpyel

Noun

별똥별 (byeolttongbyeol)

  1. (astronomy) shooting star; meteor
    Synonyms: 별똥 (byeolttong), 유성(流星) (yuseong), (North Korea) 별찌 (byeoljji)
    별똥별 잡다byeolttongbyeor-eul japdacatch a shooting star

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