Korean word

울리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationullida

Meaning

  • verbring

Example

그는 종을 울렸어요.keu neun chong eul ul lyeo sseo yo

He rang the bell.

Illustration for 울리다 (ring)

More examples

장난으로 동생을 울려서 엄마에게 혼났어요.chang na neu ro tong saeng eul ul lyeo seo eom ma e ge hon na sseo yo

I was scolded by my mother for making my younger sibling cry as a prank.

Core concept

A sound or feeling spreads outward and leaves a clear echo in a space or in someone's heart.

Common phrases

  • 종을 울리다chong eul ul li da

    ring the bell

  • 알람을 울리다al la meul ul li da

    sound the alarm

  • 아이를 울리다a i reul ul li da

    make the child cry

Similar words

울다ulda: Cries to express feelings and produces the characteristic sounds of people, animals, or objects.
들리다teullida: A sound or voice reaches the ears and can be heard.
소리내다sorinaeda: Makes a voice or other sound on purpose, using the body or an object.

Definition in Korean

소리나 감정이 공간이나 사람의 마음에 울려 퍼져 잔향이나 여운을 남기게 하는 동사.so ri na kam jeong i kong ga ni na sa ra mui ma eu me ul lyeo peo jeo chan hyang i na yeo u neul nam gi ge ha neun tong sa

Word origin

The verb is formed from a stem meaning to cry or make a sound with a causative suffix, giving it the idea of making a sound or response happen.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English, which often uses different verbs for a bell and an emotional effect, Korean uses this verb for both when something produces a strong response.

Other meanings

  • make someone cryverb
  • make something resoundverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 울림ullimresonancenoun

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