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U+BCF5, 복
HANGUL SYLLABLE BOG
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Hangul Syllables
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볿


볘 ←→ 봐

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bog
McCune–Reischauer?pok
Yale Romanization?pok

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading 복〮 (Yale: pwók).

Noun

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(bok) (hanja )

  1. fortune, blessing, luck
    받다bog-eul batdato be blessed
Derived terms
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See the hanja entry at for Sino-Korean compounds of (, bok).

nouns
adjectives
adverbs

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean  (Yale: pwòk).

Possibly cognate with Japanese 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu).

Noun

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(bok)

  1. Short for 복어 (bogeo, blowfish; pufferfish).
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  • 복섬 (bokseom, “grass puffer”)

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from .

Noun

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(bok) (hanja )

  1. Synonym of 전복(全鰒) (jeonbok, abalone)
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Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading 복〮 (Yale: pwók).

Prefix

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복— (bok-) (hanja )

  1. bi-, diplo-, double; complex, compound
    수 (數)
    plural number
    소수 (素數)
    complex number
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Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading 복〮 (Yale: pwók).

Suffix

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—복 (-bok) (hanja )

  1. clothes
    (韓)
    Korean traditional suit
    죄수 (罪囚)
    prison uniform
    학생 (學生)
    school uniform
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Etymology 6

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See the main entry.

Noun

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(bok)

  1. Gangwon, Seoul, and Chungcheong form of 부엌 (bueok, kitchen)
    • 2012 June 12, 변춘옥 [byeonchunok], “귀신을 태운 택시기사 [gwisineul tae'un taeksigisa]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 강원도 태백시 삼수동 [gang'wondo taebaeksi samsudong]:
      그래 고마 드가더래.
      Geurae-mi goma jeo bongmun yeol-gu deuga-deorae.
      So she opened the kitchen door and went inside.

Etymology 7

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(bok)