부족

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pud͡ʑo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [부족]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bujok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bujog
McCune–Reischauer?	pujok
Yale Romanization?	pucok

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 不足, from 不 (“not”) + 足 (“enough”)

Noun

부족 • (bujok) (hanja 不足)

1. insufficiency; inadequacy

Derived terms

• 부족하다 (不足—, bujokhada, “to be insufficient”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 部族, from 部 (“dividing”) + 族 (“the people”)

Noun

부족 • (bujok) (hanja 部族)

1. tribe