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Korean
Etymology
볼 (bol, future determiner form of 보다 (boda)) + 일 (il, “business”).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | bollil |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bol'il |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pollil |
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| Yale Romanization? | pōllil |
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Noun
볼일 • (bollil)
- personal business/task
- 볼일을 보다 ― borir-eul boda ― to carry out a task
- (euphemistic) going to the bathroom; “doing one's business”
- 볼일을 보다 ― borir-eul boda ― to do one's business
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