폭죽

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 爆竹 (“firecracker”). Cognate with Japanese 爆竹(ばくちく) (bakuchiku, “firecracker”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pokjuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pogjug
    McCune–Reischauer?p'okchuk
    Yale Romanization?phokcwuk

    Noun

    폭죽 • (pokjuk) (hanja 爆竹)

    1. firework, firecracker, sparkler
      폭죽이 쉬익 하는 소리 ― pokjug-i swiik haneun sori ― the fizz of a firework

    Synonyms

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