벌끈
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. Probably related to 불거지다 (bulgeojida, “to protrude”), 부르다 (bureuda, “to swell”), 불뚝 (bulttuk, “in a suddenly angered manner”).
Ideophone
벌끈 • (beolkkeun)
- (of an action) fiercely; reflecting undue anger at a minor annoyance
- very loudly, very deafeningly
- while very suddenly standing up
- (of a concealed object) very suddenly emerging from
Usage notes
벌끈 (beolkkeun) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 발끈 (balkkeun).
In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness.