별똥별

Korean

Etymology

From 별똥 (byeolttong, “meteor”) +‎ 별 (byeol, “star”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ɭt͈o̞ŋbjʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [별(ː)똥별]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeolttongbyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeol'ttongbyeol
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏlttongbyŏl
Yale Romanization?pyēlttongpyel

Noun

별똥별 • (byeolttongbyeol)

  1. (astronomy) shooting star; meteor
    Synonyms: 별똥 (byeolttong), 유성(流星) (yuseong), (North Korea) 별찌 (byeoljji)
    별똥별을 잡다 ― byeolttongbyeor-eul japda ― catch a shooting star

See also

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