불뱀

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 불 (bul, “fire”) +‎ 뱀 (baem, “snake”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puɭbɛm] ~ [puɭbe̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [불뱀/불벰]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bulbaem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulbaem
McCune–Reischauer?pulbaem
Yale Romanization?pul.paym

Noun

불뱀 • (bulbaem)

  1. (folklore) firesnake, fire serpent, fiery snake
  2. (North Korea) a metaphorical term used to describe a state in which torchlight, etc., wriggles and flows for a long time
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