번개

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 번〮게〮 (Yale: pénkéy).

Equivalent to the root 번 (beon, “*bright”) + suffix —게 (-ge, “the thing which”). Related to 번득 (beondeuk, “with a flash”), 번쩍 (beonjjeok).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʌ̹nɡɛ] ~ [pʌ̹nɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [번개/번게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beon'gae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beongae
McCune–Reischauer?pŏn'gae
Yale Romanization?penkay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 번개의 / 번개에 / 번개까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

번개 • (beon'gae)

  1. (flash of) lightning; thunderbolt
    번개가 번쩍였다.
    beon'gaega beonjjeogyeotda.
    There was a flash of lightning.
  2. offline meeting; a real-life meetup between people who met online; IRL meeting

Derived terms
  • 번개같다 (beon'gaegatda)
  • 번갯불 (beon'gaetbul)
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