불현듯

Korean

Etymology

From the root 불현 (bulhyeon) and suffix —듯 (deut, “like ...”). The former is probably a compound of 불 (bul, “fire”) and 켜— (kyeo-, “to light”), with the adnominal suffix —ㄴ (-n).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[puɾʝjʌ̹ndɯt̚]
Phonetic Hangul[불현듣]

Revised Romanization^?	bulhyeondeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bul-hyeondeus
McCune–Reischauer^?	purhyŏndŭt
Yale Romanization^?	pul.hyentus

Adverb

불현듯 • (bulhyeondeut)

suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

Synonyms

불현듯이 (bulhyeondeusi)