공븨

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 工夫, from 工 (“labour, work”) + 夫 (“man”). Cognate with Korean 공부 (gongbu).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽koŋpɰi⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [koŋbi]
• Phonetic hangul: [공비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gongbui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gongbui
Yale Romanization?	kwongpuy

Noun

공븨 (gongbui)

1. study, learning
   • 2017, 양창용 [yangchang'yong, Yang Changyong], 윌리암 오그레디 [william ogeuredi, William O'Grady], 양세종 [yangsejong, Yang Sejung], 제주어 1 [jejueo 1, Jeju 1], 퍼플 [peopeul], →ISBN, page 90:

     시엄 공븨

     sieom gongbui

     Studying for an exam

   • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 51:

     공븬 느냥으로 헤산다.

     Gongbui-n neu-nyang'euro he-sanda.

     You must study by yourself (of your accord).

Alternative forms

• 공비 (gongbi)

Derived terms

• 공븨ᄒᆞ다 (gongbuihawda, “to study”)