부하

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 部下.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɦa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부하]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buha
McCune–Reischauer?	puha
Yale Romanization?	puha

Noun

부하 • (buha) (hanja 部下)

1. subordinate

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 負荷.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɦa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)하]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	buha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	buha
McCune–Reischauer?	puha
Yale Romanization?	pūha

Noun

부하 • (buha) (hanja 負荷)

1. (formal) a load; a physical burden
2. (formal) the state of bearing a load
3. (engineering) electrical load; a component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit

Synonyms

• 짐 (jim, “load”)

Middle Korean

Noun

부〮하 (pwúhà)

1. lung
   • 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin seokbo], page 4:7b:

     […] 부〮하와〮 코ᇰᄑᆞᆺ〮기라〮

     pwúhà-Gwá khwòngphósk-ìlá

     [The five internal organs] are […] , the lung, and the kidney.

Descendants

• Korean: 부아 (bua)