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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bog
McCune–Reischauer?pok
Yale Romanization?pok

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading 복〮 (Yale: pwók).

    Noun

    • (bok) (hanja )

    1. fortune, blessing, luck
      받다bog-eul batdato be blessed
    Derived terms

    See the hanja entry at for Sino-Korean compounds of (, bok).

    nouns
    • 늦복 (neutbok)
    • 돈복 (donbok)
    • 복덩이 (bokdeong'i)
    • 복바가지 (bokbagaji)
    • 복주머니 (bokjumeoni)
    • 일복 (ilbok)
    adjectives
    • 복되다 (bokdoeda)
    • 복스럽다 (bokseureopda)
    • 복하다 (bokhada)
    adverbs
    • 복스레 (bokseure)

    Etymology 2

    First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean  (Yale: pwòk).

    Possibly cognate with Japanese 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu).

    Noun

    • (bok)

    1. short for 복어 (bogeo, blowfish; pufferfish)
    Derived terms
    • 복섬 (bokseom, “grass puffer”)

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from .

      Noun

      • (bok) (hanja )

      1. synonym of 전복(全鰒) (jeonbok, abalone)
      Derived terms

      Etymology 4

        Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading 복〮 (Yale: pwók).

        Prefix

        복— • (bok-) (hanja )

        1. bi-, diplo-, double; complex, compound
          수 (數)
          plural number
          소수 (素數)
          complex number
        Derived terms

        Etymology 5

          Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading 복〮 (Yale: pwók).

          Suffix

          —복 • (-bok) (hanja )

          1. clothes
            (韓)
            Korean traditional suit
            죄수 (罪囚)
            prison uniform
            학생 (學生)
            school uniform
          Derived terms

          Etymology 6

          See the main entry.

          Noun

          • (bok)

          1. Gangwon, Seoul, and Chungcheong form of 부엌 (bueok, kitchen)
            • 2012 June 12, 변춘옥 [byeonchunok], “귀신을 태운 택시기사 [gwisineul tae'un taeksigisa]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 강원도 태백시 삼수동 [gang'wondo taebaeksi samsudong]:
              그래고마 드가더래.
              Geurae-mi goma jeo bongmun yeol-gu deuga-deorae.
              So she opened the kitchen door and went inside.

          Etymology 7

          Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

          Syllable

          • (bok)