볼기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Dongguk sinsok samgang haengsildo (東國新續三綱行實圖 / 동국신속삼강행실도), 1617, as Early Modern Korean 볼기 (Yale: pwolki).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ɭɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [볼(ː)기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bolgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bolgi
McCune–Reischauer?polgi
Yale Romanization?pōl.ki

Noun

볼기 • (bolgi)

  1. buttock, hip

Derived terms

  • 볼기짝 (bolgijjak, “(humble, suggestive of a pair of) buttocks”)

See also

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