북
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JejuEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
북 (buk)
- a generic term meaning drum
- a traditional Korean double-headed barrel-shaped drum, played with one hand and one stick, and used in Korean folk music
KoreanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [puk̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [북]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | buk |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bug |
McCune–Reischauer? | puk |
Yale Romanization? | puk |
Etymology 1Edit
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 붚〮 (Yale: pwúph), likely cognate with 부풀다 (bupulda, “to fluff, popple, bubble, bulge”).
NounEdit
북 • (buk)
- a generic term meaning drum
- a traditional Korean double-headed barrel-shaped drum, played with one hand and one stick, and used in Korean folk music
Etymology 2Edit
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 북 (Yale: pwùk).
NounEdit
북 • (buk)
- a shuttle (used in weaving and sewing machines)
Etymology 3Edit
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps cognate with the above Etymology 1 and 2 in the sense of bulge.
NounEdit
북 • (buk)
Etymology 4Edit
Sino-Korean word from 北, from the Middle Korean reading 븍〮 (Yale: púk), from Middle Chinese 北 (MC pək̚).
NounEdit
Coordinate termsEdit
- (compass points)
서북 (seobuk) 북서 (bukseo) |
북 (buk) | 동북 (dongbuk) 북동 (bukdong) |
서 (seo) | 동 (dong) | |
서남 (seonam) 남서 (namseo) |
남 (nam) | 동남 (dongnam) 남동 (namdong) |
Derived termsEdit
- See the hanja entry at 北 for Sino-Korean compounds of 북 (北, buk).
Proper nounEdit
- (South Korea) Short for 북한(北韓) (bukhan, “North Korea”).