벌이

Korean

Etymology

벌- (beol-) +‎ -이 (-i).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beol'i
McCune–Reischauer?pŏri
Yale Romanization?pēl.i

Noun

벌이 • (beori)

  1. earnings; moneymaking

Derived terms

  • 밥벌이 (bapbeori, means of living; breadwinning)