유성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 流星.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yuseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yuseong
    McCune–Reischauer?yusŏng
    Yale Romanization?yuseng

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    유성(流星) (yuseong)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    류성(流星) (ryuseong)

    유성 • (yuseong) (hanja 流星)

    1. (astronomy) meteor; shooting star
      Synonyms: 별똥 (byeolttong), 별똥별 (byeolttongbyeol), (North Korea) 별찌 (byeoljji)

    Derived terms