불잉걸

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Middle Korean 블〮님글 (púlnìmkùl) in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 下:15a[1], 1527. By surface analysis, 불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ 잉걸 (inggeol, “ember”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bullinggeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bul'inggeol
McCune–Reischauer?pullinggŏl
Yale Romanization?pullingkel

Noun

불잉걸 • (buringgeol)

  1. ember (a glowing or flaming piece of solid fuel, especially charcoal)
    Synonyms: 잉걸 (inggeol), 잉걸불 (inggeolbul)
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