볼일

Korean

Etymology

볼 (bol, future determiner form of 보다 (boda)) +‎ 일 (il, “business”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)ʎʎiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [볼(ː)릴]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bollil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bol'il
McCune–Reischauer?pollil
Yale Romanization?pōllil

Noun

볼일 • (bollil)

  1. personal business/task
    볼일을 보다 ― borir-eul boda ― to carry out a task
  2. (euphemistic) going to the bathroom; “doing one's business”
    볼일을 보다 ― borir-eul boda ― to do one's business

See also
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