아비
Korean edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠bi]
- Phonetic hangul: [아비]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | abi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | abi |
McCune–Reischauer? | abi |
Yale Romanization? | api |
Etymology 1 edit
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 아비〮 (Yale: àpí).
Noun edit
아비 • (abi)
- Disrespectful term for another person's father.
- Term of address for the speaker's son who is married and has children.
- (archaic) father (in works dating from the 15th-17th centuries)
Related terms edit
References edit
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비 [abi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon][1]
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비 [abi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon][2]
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 阿比, from 阿 (“hill”) + 比 (“to compare”).
Noun edit
아비 • (abi)
- (ornithology) a loon or diver; any diving bird of the family Gaviidae
- the red-throated loon, Gavia stellata
References edit
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비 [abi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon][3]
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Korean word from 阿鼻, from 阿 (“hill”) + 鼻 (“nose”).
Noun edit
아비 • (abi)
Synonyms edit
- 무간지옥(無間地獄) - Avīci (a hell with endless suffering)
References edit
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비 [abi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon][4]
Etymology 4 edit
Sino-Korean word from 衙婢, from 衙 (“public office”) + 婢 (“female servant”).
Noun edit
References edit
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비 [abi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon][5]