제비
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 져〯비 (Yale: cyěpì).
Compare also Evenki чипича (çipiça, “small bird”) and Manchu ᠴᡳᠪᡳᠨ (cibin, “swallow”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)bi]
- Phonetic hangul: [제(ː)비]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jebi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jebi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chebi |
| Yale Romanization? | cēypi |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 제비의 / 제비에 / 제비까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.
Noun edit
제비 • (jebi)
- swallow (bird)
- In particular, the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).
Derived terms edit
- 꽃제비 (kkotjebi)
- 바다제비 (badajebi, “a type of storm petrel”)
- 제비쑥 (jebissuk, Artemisia japonica)