Agungi

Agungi and buttumak
A traditional Korean kitchen with agungi (firebox) and buttumak (hearth)
Korean name
Hangul
아궁이
Revised Romanizationagungi
McCune–Reischaueragungi
IPA[a.ɡuŋ.i]
Hangul
부뚜막
Revised Romanizationbuttumak
McCune–Reischauerputtumak
IPA[pu.t͈u.mak̚]

An agungi (Korean: 아궁이) is a firebox found in traditional Korean kitchens which is used to burn firewood or other fuel for cooking. It is also a part of the traditional floor heating system, or ondol. The flat cooktop counter or hearth installed over the agungi is called a buttumak (부뚜막).