벼락

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 벼〮락〮 (Yale: pyélák).

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 벽력 (霹靂, byeongnyeok).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeorak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeolag
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏrak
Yale Romanization?pyelak

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 벼락의 / 벼락에 / 벼락까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

벼락 • (byeorak)

  1. lightning (stroke)

Synonyms

  • 번개 (beon'gae, “lightning”)
  • 번갯불 (beon'gaetbul, “lightning (flash)”)
  • 전광(電光) (jeon'gwang, “lightning (flash)”)
  • 벽력(霹靂) (byeongnyeok, “lightning (stroke)”)

Derived terms

  • 벼락감투 (byeorakgamtu, “a public officer high-ranked overnight”)
  • 벼락공부(工夫) (byeorakgongbu, “cramming (for an exam)”)
  • 벼락맞다 (byeorangmatda, “to be hit, struck by lightning”)
  • 벼락부자(富者) (byeorakbuja, “a man of overnight wealth”)
  • 벼락치기 (byeorakchigi, “cramming (as for an exam)”)
  • 벼락치다 (byeorakchida, “(for lightning) to hit, strike”)

See also

  • 우레 (ure, “thunder”)
  • 천둥 (cheondung, “thunder”)
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