불길

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Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. From (bul, fire) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ (gil, way, path).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bulgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulgil
McCune–Reischauer?pulkil
Yale Romanization?pulqkil

Noun

불길 (bulgil)

  1. flame; blaze
    불길 휩싸이다bulgir-e hwipssaidato be engulfed in flames

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 不吉 (inauspicious, ominous, unlucky). See also Japanese 不吉(ふきつ) (fukitsu, bad luck).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bulgil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulgil
McCune–Reischauer?pulgil
Yale Romanization?pul.kil

Noun

불길 (bulgil) (hanja 不吉)

  1. bad luck, inauspiciousness
    그것 불길 징조 받아들였다.
    Geu-neun geugeos-eul bulgir-ui jingjo-ro badadeuryeotda.
    He interpreted that as a sign of bad luck.
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