양동이
yangdong'i[ja̠ŋdo̞ŋi]
The English word "bucket" is translated into Korean as 양동이 (yangdong'i).
양동이 is a noun referring to a container. There is also a related verb, 퍼붓다, which means to rain heavily.
Meaning: container (noun)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
yangdong'i
Did you know?
- The word 양동이 combines 양, meaning 'ocean' or 'western', with 동이, a traditional Korean water jar. This distinguishes modern buckets from ancient local vessels.
- While 양동이 is the standard word for 'bucket', Koreans often use the loanword 버킷 specifically when referring to a 'bucket list' before death.
- In Korean, the concept of 'pouring' used in the verb 퍼붓다 can be applied to both literal water from a 양동이 and metaphorical things like 'pouring' insults or 'pouring' praise.
Examples in context
- 이 양동이는 구멍이 뚫렸다.There's a hole in this bucket.This sentence is useful for describing a hole in the 양동이.Tatoeba #11106149 by intertime, translation #60712 by CK
- 통에 쓰레기를 버려 주세요.Please throw the trash in the bucket.
- 대야에 물을 담아 주세요.Please fill the bucket with water.
- 파란색 양동이가 필요해요.paransaek yangdong-iga piryohaeyo.I need a blue bucket.
- 양동이에 물을 가득 담으세요.yangdong-ie mul-eul gadeuk dameuseyo.Fill the bucket with water.
Example conversation
Minji and Hyunwoo are getting ready to wash the car.
- 민지 Min-ji현우 씨, 양동이 어디 있어요?Hyunwoo ssi, yangdong-i eodi isseoyo?Hyunwoo, where is the bucket?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo창고에 양동이가 있어요.Changgo-e yangdong-iga isseoyo.The bucket is in the storage room.
- 민지 Min-ji고마워요, 제가 가져올게요.Gomawoyo, jega gajyeoolgeyo.Thank you, I will go get it.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo빨리 가져와 주세요.Ppalli gajyeowa juseyo.Please bring it quickly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bucket” translations and entries 양동이, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 양동이, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
