부치럽다

Jeju

Etymology

Clearly cognate with Korean 부끄럽다 (bukkeureopda) and probably inherited from Middle Korean 붓그럽다 (pwuskulepta) and Old Korean 慚肸伊 (*PWUskuli), though the consonant change is unexplained.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽put͡ɕʰiləpta⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [put͡ɕʰiɾəp̚t͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부치럽따]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buchireopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buchileobda
Yale Romanization?	puchilep.ta

Adjective

부치럽다 (buchireopda) (infinitive 부치러완 or 부치러왕, sequential 부치러우난)

1. to be shy, bashful

   Synonym: 수좁다 (sujopda)

   우리 집인 나가 몰르는 사름이 한 ᄒᆞ꼼 부치러와ᇝ수다

   uri jib-in na-ga molleuneun sareum-i han hawkkom buchireowamsuda

   I'm getting a bit shy because there are a lot of people in our house that I don't know.

2. to be embarrassed

   나만 ᄌᆞ영개 못 탕 하영 부치럽나.

   Na-man jawyeonggae mot tang hayeong buchireomna.

   I'm (always) very embarrassed that I'm the only one who can't ride a bike.

Alternative forms

• 부끄럽다 (bukkeureopda)
• 부처롭다 (bucheoropda)
• 비끄럽다 (bikkeureopda)
• 비끄릅다 (bikkeureupda)
• 비체롭다 (bicheropda)
• 비치럽다 (bichireopda)
• 비치롭다 (bichiropda)

Derived terms

• ᄂᆞᆺ부치럽다 (nawtbuchireopda)
• 놈부치럽다 (nombuchireopda)
• 손부치럽다 (sonbuchireopda)
• 입부치럽다 (ipbuchireopda)

Related terms

• 부치리다 (buchirida, “to feel embarrassed, to feel shy about something”, verb)

References

• 송상조 [songsangjo] (2023) “부치럽다”, in 20세기 제주말 큰사전 [20segi jejumal keunsajeon], 한국문화사 [han'gungmunhwasa], →ISBN, page 437