불리다

Korean

Etymology 1

부르 (bureu-, “to call”) + 이 (-i-, passive suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 불니다 (Yale: pwulnita), the orthographic <-ㄴㄹ-> simply being an Early Modern variant of <-ㄹㄹ->; the pronunciation has not changed.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puʎʎida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [불리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bullida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bullida
McCune–Reischauer?	pullida
Yale Romanization?	pullita

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	부르다 (bureuda)
Passive	불리다 (bullida)

불리다 • (bullida) (infinitive 불려 or 불리어, sequential 불리니)

1. to be called

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 불리다 (bullida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	불린다 bullinda	불려 bullyeo	불려요, 불리어요 bullyeoyo, bullieoyo	불립니다 bullimnida
	Past	불렸다 bullyeotda	불렸어 bullyeosseo	불렸어요 bullyeosseoyo	불렸습니다 bullyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	불리느냐 bullineunya	불려 bullyeo	불려요, 불리어요 bullyeoyo, bullieoyo	불립니까 bullimnikka
	Past	불렸느냐 bullyeonneunya	불렸어 bullyeosseo	불렸어요 bullyeosseoyo	불렸습니까 bullyeotseumnikka
Hortative		불리자 bullija	불려 bullyeo	불려요, 불리어요 bullyeoyo, bullieoyo	불리십시다 bullisipsida
Imperative		불려라, 불리어라 bullyeora, bullieora	불려 bullyeo	불려요, 불리어요 bullyeoyo, bullieoyo	불립시오 bullipsio
Assertive		불리겠다 bulligetda	불리겠어 bulligesseo	불리겠어요 bulligesseoyo	불리겠습니다 bulligetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		불려 bullyeo	불려서, 불리어서 bullyeoseo, bullieoseo	불리니 bullini	불리니까 bullinikka
Contrast		불리지만 bullijiman	불리는데 bullineunde	불리더니 bullideoni
Conjunction		불리고 bulligo
Condition		불리면 bullimyeon	불려야, 불리어야 bullyeoya, bullieoya
Motive		불리려고 bulliryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		불림 bullim	불리기 bulligi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불렸음, 불리었음 bullyeosseum, bullieosseum	불렸기, 불리었기 bullyeotgi, bullieotgi
Determiners	Past	불린 bullin
	Present	불리는 bullineun
	Future	불릴 bullil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	불리신다 bullisinda	불리셔 bullisyeo	불리세요, 불리셔요 bulliseyo, bullisyeoyo	불리십니다 bullisimnida
	Past	불리셨다 bullisyeotda	불리셨어 bullisyeosseo	불리셨어요 bullisyeosseoyo	불리셨습니다 bullisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	불리시느냐 bullisineunya	불리셔 bullisyeo	불리세요, 불리셔요 bulliseyo, bullisyeoyo	불리십니까 bullisimnikka
	Past	불리셨느냐 bullisyeonneunya	불리셨어 bullisyeosseo	불리셨어요 bullisyeosseoyo	불리셨습니까 bullisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		불리시라 bullisira	불리셔 bullisyeo	불리세요 bulliseyo	불리십시오 bullisipsio
Assertive		불리시겠다 bullisigetda	불리시겠어 bullisigesseo	불리시겠어요 bullisigesseoyo	불리시겠습니다 bullisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		불리셔 bullisyeo	불리셔서 bullisyeoseo	불리시니 bullisini	불리시니까 bullisinikka
Contrast		불리시지만 bullisijiman	불리시는데 bullisineunde	불리시더니 bullisideoni
Conjunction		불리시고 bullisigo
Condition		불리시면 bullisimyeon	불리셔야 bullisyeoya
Motive		불리시려고 bullisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		불리심 bullisim	불리시기 bullisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불리셨음 bullisyeosseum	불리셨기 bullisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	불리신 bullisin
	Present	불리시는 bullisineun
	Future	불리실 bullisil

Etymology 2

부르 (bureu-, “to be full”) + 이 (-i-, causative suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puʎʎida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [불리다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bullida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bullida
McCune–Reischauer?	pullida
Yale Romanization?	pullita

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	부르다 (bureuda)
Causative	불리다 (bullida)

불리다 • (bullida) (infinitive 불려 or 불리어, sequential 불리니)

1. (transitive, of belly) to make full
2. (transitive, figurative) to fatten, enrich

   공금을 먹어서 자기 배를 불렸다.

   Gonggeumeul meogeoseo jagi baereul bullyeotda.

   He got rich off embezzling public funds.

   (literally, “(He) ate public funds and fattened (his) own belly.”)

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 불리다 (bullida): vowel-stem, regular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	불린다 bullinda	불려 bullyeo	불려요, 불리어요 bullyeoyo, bullieoyo	불립니다 bullimnida
	Past	불렸다 bullyeotda	불렸어 bullyeosseo	불렸어요 bullyeosseoyo	불렸습니다 bullyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	불리느냐 bullineunya	불려 bullyeo	불려요, 불리어요 bullyeoyo, bullieoyo	불립니까 bullimnikka
	Past	불렸느냐 bullyeonneunya	불렸어 bullyeosseo	불렸어요 bullyeosseoyo	불렸습니까 bullyeotseumnikka
Hortative		불리자 bullija	불려 bullyeo	불려요, 불리어요 bullyeoyo, bullieoyo	불리십시다 bullisipsida
Imperative		불려라, 불리어라 bullyeora, bullieora	불려 bullyeo	불려요, 불리어요 bullyeoyo, bullieoyo	불립시오 bullipsio
Assertive		불리겠다 bulligetda	불리겠어 bulligesseo	불리겠어요 bulligesseoyo	불리겠습니다 bulligetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		불려 bullyeo	불려서, 불리어서 bullyeoseo, bullieoseo	불리니 bullini	불리니까 bullinikka
Contrast		불리지만 bullijiman	불리는데 bullineunde	불리더니 bullideoni
Conjunction		불리고 bulligo
Condition		불리면 bullimyeon	불려야, 불리어야 bullyeoya, bullieoya
Motive		불리려고 bulliryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		불림 bullim	불리기 bulligi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불렸음, 불리었음 bullyeosseum, bullieosseum	불렸기, 불리었기 bullyeotgi, bullieotgi
Determiners	Past	불린 bullin
	Present	불리는 bullineun
	Future	불릴 bullil

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	불리신다 bullisinda	불리셔 bullisyeo	불리세요, 불리셔요 bulliseyo, bullisyeoyo	불리십니다 bullisimnida
	Past	불리셨다 bullisyeotda	불리셨어 bullisyeosseo	불리셨어요 bullisyeosseoyo	불리셨습니다 bullisyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	불리시느냐 bullisineunya	불리셔 bullisyeo	불리세요, 불리셔요 bulliseyo, bullisyeoyo	불리십니까 bullisimnikka
	Past	불리셨느냐 bullisyeonneunya	불리셨어 bullisyeosseo	불리셨어요 bullisyeosseoyo	불리셨습니까 bullisyeotseumnikka
Imperative		불리시라 bullisira	불리셔 bullisyeo	불리세요 bulliseyo	불리십시오 bullisipsio
Assertive		불리시겠다 bullisigetda	불리시겠어 bullisigesseo	불리시겠어요 bullisigesseoyo	불리시겠습니다 bullisigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		불리셔 bullisyeo	불리셔서 bullisyeoseo	불리시니 bullisini	불리시니까 bullisinikka
Contrast		불리시지만 bullisijiman	불리시는데 bullisineunde	불리시더니 bullisideoni
Conjunction		불리시고 bullisigo
Condition		불리시면 bullisimyeon	불리셔야 bullisyeoya
Motive		불리시려고 bullisiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		불리심 bullisim	불리시기 bullisigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		불리셨음 bullisyeosseum	불리셨기 bullisyeotgi
Determiners	Past	불리신 bullisin
	Present	불리시는 bullisineun
	Future	불리실 bullisil

Etymology 3

붇 (but-, “to swell”) + 이 (-i-, causative suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)ʎʎida̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [불(ː)리다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bullida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bullida
McCune–Reischauer?	pullida
Yale Romanization?	pūllita

Verb

Korean verb set

Base	붇다 (butda)
Causative	불리다 (bullida)

불리다 • (bullida) (infinitive 불려 or 불리어, sequential 불리니)

1. to cause to swell up
2. (transitive) to soak, macerate

   쌀을 물에 불리다 ― ssareul mure bullida ― to soak rice in water

3. (transitive) to increase, expand

   Synonyms: 늘리다 (neullida), 증식하다 (jeungsikhada)