부르릉

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɾɯɾɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [부르릉]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bureureung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buleuleung
McCune–Reischauer?	purŭrŭng
Yale Romanization?	pululung

Adverb

부르릉 • (bureureung)

1. (onomatopoeia) a word imitating the sound made when [the engine of] a car, motorcycle, truck, bus, etc., starts

   Synonym: (short form) 부릉 (bureung)

   그 차는 부르릉 하는 소리를 내며 떠나갔다.

   Geu cha-neun bureureung haneun sori-reul naemyeo tteonagatda.

   The car purred away.

Derived terms

• 부르릉거리다 (bureureunggeorida, “to roar, rumble, rev up, start”)
• 부르릉대다 (bureureungdaeda, “to roar, rumble, rev up, start”)
• 부르릉부르릉 (bureureungbureureung, “roar, rumble, rev up, start”)
• 부르릉부르릉하다 (bureureungbureureunghada, “to roar, rumble, rev up, start”) (repetitive)