불현듯

Korean

Etymology

From the root 불현 (bulhyeon) and suffix —듯 (deut, “like ...”). The former is probably a compound of 불 (bul, “fire”) and 켜— (kyeo-, “to light”), with the adnominal suffix —ㄴ (-n).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[puɾʝjʌ̹ndɯt̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[불현듣]
Revised Romanization? bulhyeondeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)? bul-hyeondeus
McCune–Reischauer? purhyŏndŭt
Yale Romanization? pul.hyentus

Adverb

불현듯 • (bulhyeondeut)

  1. suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

Synonyms
  • 불현듯이 (bulhyeondeusi)
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