부끄럽다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 붓그럽다 (Yale: pwus.kulepta). From Old Korean 慚肸伊 (*PWUskuli). Cognate with Jeju 부치럽다 (buchireopda).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puk͈ɯɾʌ̹p̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bukkeureopda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bu'kkeuleobda
McCune–Reischauer?pukkŭrŏpta
Yale Romanization?pu.kkulepta

Adjective

부끄럽다 • (bukkeureopda) (irregular, infinitive 부끄러워, sequential 부끄러우니)

  1. (to be) embarrassed
  2. (to be) shy, coy
    Synonym: 수줍다 (sujupda)
    모르는 사람 에서 얘기 하기 너무 부끄러워.
    Nan moreuneun saram-deul ap-eseo nae yaegi hagi-ga neomu bukkeureowo.
    I'm too shy to talk about myself in front of strangers.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 바끄럽다 (bakkeureopda)
  • 부끄리다 (bukkeurida) (nonstandard)

See also

References

  • Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 810.