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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bujok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bujog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pujok |
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| Yale Romanization? | pucok |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 不足, from 不 (“not”) + 足 (“enough”)
Noun
부족 • (bujok) (hanja 不足)
- insufficiency; inadequacy
Derived terms
- 부족하다 (不足—, bujokhada, “to be insufficient”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 部族, from 部 (“dividing”) + 族 (“the people”)
Noun
부족 • (bujok) (hanja 部族)
- tribe