볼끈

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Probably related to 불거지다 (bulgeojida, “to protrude”), 볼록하다 (bollokhada, “to be baggy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [po̞ɭk͈ɯn]
Phonetic hangeul: [볼끈]

Revised Romanization^?	bolkkeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bolkkeun
McCune–Reischauer^?	polkkŭn
Yale Romanization^?	polkkun

Ideophone

볼끈 • (bolkkeun)

(of a small object) protruding sharply, suddenly
(of a child) while clenching one's fist
(figurative) angrily

Synonyms

볼똑 (bolttok)

Usage notes

볼끈 (bolkkeun) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 불끈 (bulkkeun).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.