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
  • 꽃불 (kkotbul)
  • 불꽃놀이 (bulkkonnori)
  • 불놀이 (bullori)
  • 통형(筒形) (tonghyeong)
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