What does “부리나케” mean in Korean?

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부리나케 (burinake)
Korean "as-if-on-fire" rush adverb
부리나케 — in a headlong rush; often explained as worn down from 불이 나게, “as if on fire.”

부리나케 (burinake) means doing something in a frantic, headlong rush. It’s often explained as a worn-down form of 불이 나게, “as if on fire” — the popular image being flint struck or a fire-drill stick spun so fast that sparks fly. Whether or not that etymology is exact, it captures the feeling: bolting 부리나케 out the door is moving fast enough to spark a flame.

The word lands at the clip’s climax: a stay-at-home mom, mid-cooking, realizes she’s late and 부리나케 뛰어 하원시키러 갔습니다 — dashes out “in a blaze” to pick her child up from daycare. The adverb glues onto motion verbs: 부리나케 달려가다 (dash off), 부리나케 나오다 (rush out). Note the standard spelling is 부리나케, not the common misspelling 불이나케.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this B1 Korean listening practice video?

80%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Korean words
Most of the words in this video are common Korean words.

How common in written Korean

50%
Top 1,000
80%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than B1. Here is what they mean.

건조기
4×
Not in top 5,000
dryer
빨래
3×
Not in top 5,000
laundry
전날
3×
Not in top 5,000
the day before
돌려놓고
2×
Not in top 5,000
returning (action completed)
먹고
2×
Not in top 5,000
eating (and)

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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