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

• 엉덩이 (eongdeong'i, “buttock”)
• 궁둥이 (gungdung'i, “bottom”)