별똥

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɭt͈o̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [별(ː)똥]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeolttong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeol'ttong
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏlttong
Yale Romanization?pyēlttong

Noun

별똥 • (byeolttong)

  1. meteor; shooting star
    Synonyms: 별똥별 (byeolttongbyeol), 유성(流星) (yuseong), (North Korea) 별찌 (byeoljji)
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