부르릉

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bureureung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?buleuleung
McCune–Reischauer?purŭrŭng
Yale Romanization?pululung

Adverb

부르릉 • (bureureung)

  1. (onomatopoeia) a word imitating the sound made when [the engine of] a car, motorcycle, truck, bus, etc., starts
    Synonym: (short form) 부릉 (bureung)
    그 차는 부르릉 하는 소리를 내며 떠나갔다.
    Geu cha-neun bureureung haneun sori-reul naemyeo tteonagatda.
    The car purred away.

Derived terms
  • 부르릉거리다 (bureureunggeorida, “to roar, rumble, rev up, start”)
  • 부르릉대다 (bureureungdaeda, “to roar, rumble, rev up, start”)
  • 부르릉부르릉 (bureureungbureureung, “roar, rumble, rev up, start”)
  • 부르릉부르릉하다 (bureureungbureureunghada, “to roar, rumble, rev up, start”) (repetitive)
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