불뚝

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭt͈uk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [불뚝]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulttuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bul'ttug
McCune–Reischauer?	pulttuk
Yale Romanization?	pulttwuk

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	불뚝 (bulttuk)
Yang-form	볼똑 (bolttok)

불뚝 • (bulttuk)

1. while protruding or swelling suddenly
2. very angrily in a sudden manner after previously having shown no sign of emotion

Synonyms

• 불끈 (bulkkeun)

Derived terms

• 배불뚝이 (baebulttugi, “fat person”)