물꾸럭

Jeju

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽mulk͈ulək⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [muɭk͈uɾək̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [물꾸럭]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mulkkureok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mulkkuleog
Yale Romanization?	mulkkwulek

Etymology 1

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Noun

물꾸럭 (mulkkureok)

1. octopus

   Synonyms: 문게 (mun'ge), 문어 (muneo), 이실멩이 (isilmeng'i)

Alternative forms

• 무꾸럭 (mukkureok)

Derived terms

• 물꾸럭ᄀᆞᆯ갱이 (mulkkureokgawlgaeng'i)

See also

• 주꾸미 (jukkumi, “ocellated octopus”)
• 낙지 (nakji, “small octopus”)

Etymology 2

Noun

물꾸럭 (mulkkureok)

1. Kuroda's sea hare

References

• “물꾸럭” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “물꾸럭”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 387