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bueok · TOPIK 1
kitchen
🍳 bueok: boo-uhk, the BOO of a pot boiling over, UHK! Kitchen mishap
Sound hook: bu-eok is close to boo plus uhk, the noises of a kitchen accident. Etymology: from Middle Korean 브ᅀᅥᆨ, likely 블 (fire, modern 불) plus a place ending, so the kitchen is literally the fire place.