볼일

Korean

Etymology

볼 (bol, future determiner form of 보다 (boda)) +‎ 일 (il, “business”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ʎʎiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [볼(ː)릴]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bollil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bol'il
McCune–Reischauer?	pollil
Yale Romanization?	pōllil

Noun

볼일 • (bollil)

1. personal business/task

   볼일을 보다 ― borir-eul boda ― to carry out a task

2. (euphemistic) going to the bathroom; “doing one's business”

   볼일을 보다 ― borir-eul boda ― to do one's business

See also

• 심부름 (simbureum, “errand”)