불꽃

Korean

Etymology

불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ 꽃 (kkot, “flower”). Compare Japanese 火花 (hibana, “spark”, literally “fiery flower”) and 花火 (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flowery fire”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭk͈o̞t̚]
Phonetic hangul: [불꼳]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bulkkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bulkkoch
McCune–Reischauer^?	pulkkot
Yale Romanization^?	pul.kkoch

Noun

불꽃 • (bulkkot)

a flame, flare
불꽃이 확 피어올랐다
bulkkoch-i hwak pieoollatda
The fire flared up
a spark
fireworks; a firecracker
불꽃을 쏘아올리다
bulkkoch-eul ssoaollida
to let off fireworks

Derived terms

불꽃놀이 (bulkkonnori, “a fireworks display”)
불꽃 튀는 (bulkkot twineun, “fiery, intense”)

Related terms

불똥 (bulttong, “sparks”)
불씨 (bulssi, “embers”)

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