불꽃

Korean

Etymology

불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ 꽃 (kkot, “flower”). Compare Japanese 火花 (hibana, “spark”, literally “fiery flower”) and 花火 (hanabi, “fireworks”, literally “flowery fire”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭk͈o̞t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [불꼳]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulkkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulkkoch
McCune–Reischauer?	pulkkot
Yale Romanization?	pul.kkoch

Noun

불꽃 • (bulkkot)

1. a flame, flare

   불꽃이 확 피어올랐다

   bulkkoch-i hwak pieoollatda

   The fire flared up

2. a spark
3. fireworks; a firecracker

   불꽃을 쏘아올리다

   bulkkoch-eul ssoaollida

   to let off fireworks

Derived terms

• 불꽃놀이 (bulkkonnori, “a fireworks display”)
• 불꽃 튀는 (bulkkot twineun, “fiery, intense”)

Related terms

• 불똥 (bulttong, “sparks”)
• 불씨 (bulssi, “embers”)