불길

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

불길 • (bulgil)

  1. flame; blaze
    불길에 휩싸이다 ― bulgir-e hwipssaida ― to 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
      그는 그것을 불길의 징조로 받아들였다.
      Geu-neun geugeos-eul bulgir-ui jingjo-ro badadeuryeotda.
      He interpreted that as a sign of bad luck.
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