Korean

Syllable

볼 • ‎(bol)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅂ, ㅗ, and ㄹ.

Noun

볼 • ‎(bol)

1. cheek
2. (native) ball (the width of shoes, feet, toes, thumbs, etc.)
3. (loanword) ball (hollow sphere)

Verb

볼 (bol, bor)

1. going to see, look at (보다 determiner, future tense)

Synonyms

• 뺨 ‎(ppyam) (ppyam)
• 너비 ‎(neobi) (neobi) width
• 공 ‎(gong) (gong) ball

Derived terms

• 보조개 (bojogae, “dimple”)
• 볼우물 (borumul, “dimple”)
• 볼끼 (bolkki, “muff (for cheeks and ears)”)

Related terms

• 볼록 ‎(bollok) (bollog, bollok) protrusion, convex
• 불룩 ‎(bulluk) (bullug, bulluk) protrusion, convex
• 불다 ‎(bulda) (bulda) To blow
• 불리다 ‎(bullida) (bullida) To winnow, fill, inflate, increase, breed, soak, harden

See also

• 볼기 ‎(bolgi) (bolgi) buttocks
• 부룩 ‎(buruk) (burug, buruk) intercrop (so as to inflate the total crop)
• 부룩소 (-so) young bull; castrated bull
• 부릇 ‎(bureut) (burus, burut) bulk (of a heap)
• 불 ‎(bul) (bul) ball, bollock, testicle; scrotum; genital (especially of males)
• 불알 (bur-al) ball, bollock, testicle
• 불두덩 (bul-dudeong) pubis (of males and females)
• 붑 ‎(bup) (bub, bup) (obsolete) drum, bell