벼락

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 벼〮락〮 (Yale: pyélák).

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 벽력 (霹靂, byeongnyeok).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹ɾa̠k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [벼락]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	byeorak
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	byeolag
McCune–Reischauer^?	pyŏrak
Yale Romanization^?	pyelak

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 벼락의 / 벼락에 / 벼락까지

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

Noun

벼락 • (byeorak)

lightning (stroke)

Synonyms

번개 (beon'gae, “lightning”)
번갯불 (beon'gaetbul, “lightning (flash)”)
전광 (電光, jeon'gwang, “lightning (flash)”)
벽력 (霹靂, byeongnyeok, “lightning (stroke)”)

Derived terms

Derived terms

벼락감투 (byeorakgamtu, “a public officer high-ranked overnight”)
벼락공부 (—工夫, byeorakgongbu, “cramming (for an exam)”)
벼락맞다 (byeorangmatda, “to be hit, struck by lightning”)
벼락부자 (—富者, byeorakbuja, “a man of overnight wealth”)
벼락치기 (byeorakchigi, “cramming (as for an exam)”)
벼락치다 (byeorakchida, “(for lightning) to hit, strike”)

See also

우레 (ure, “thunder”)
천둥 (cheondung, “thunder”)

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