Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 義父 (person formally acknowledged as one's father).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɰi(ː)bu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?uibu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uibu
McCune–Reischauer?ŭibu
Yale Romanization?ūypu

Noun edit

의부 (uibu) (hanja 義父)

  1. stepfather, foster father, adoptive father, sworn father
    Synonyms: 의붓아버지 (uibusabeoji, stepfather), 양아버지 (yang'abeoji, adoptive father)

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