가비

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 과부 (寡婦, gwabu, “widow”)..

Noun

가비 • (gabi)

1. (Yukjin, Some dialects of Yanbian, Russia) widow

   가비도 못 가져간다고 했어. (Koryo-Mar, Uzbekistan)

   Gabido mot gajeogandago haesseo.

   It was said they could not even obtain a widow.

   • Koryo-Saram folk tale regarding the practice of 'Bossam', or traditional Korean widow kidnappings traditionally done to allow widows to remarry.