빛

빛 U+BE5B, 빛 HANGUL SYLLABLE BIC Composition: ㅂ + ㅣ + ㅊ ← 빚 [U+BE5A] Hangul Syllables 빜 → [U+BE5C]

비빅빆빇빈빉빊 빋빌빍빎빏빐빑 빒빓빔빕빖빗빘 빙빚빛빜빝빞빟
븨 ←	→ 빠

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 빛〮 (Yale: pích).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pit̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [빋]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bit
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bich
McCune–Reischauer?	pit
Yale Romanization?	pich

Noun

빛 • (bit)

1. light, gleam, glow

   Synonym: 광(光) (gwang)

   빛이 있어라. ― Bich-i isseora. ― Let there be light.

2. gloss, glaze, lustre, sheen

   Synonyms: 윤(潤) (yun), 광택(光澤) (gwangtaek)

3. color, hue, tint

   Synonyms: 색(色) (saek), 색깔 (saekkkal), 빛깔 (bitkkal)

   바다의 빛이 푸르다. ― Bada-ui bich-i pureuda. ― The color of the sea is blue.

4. (figurative) fame, hope, outlook

Derived terms

• 달빛 (dalbit, “moonlight”)
• 별빛 (byeolbit, “starlight”)
• 빛깔 (bitkkal, “colour”)
• 빛나다 (binnada, “(intransitive) to shine”)
• 빛내다 (binnaeda, “(transitive) to make shine”)
• 햇빛 (haetbit, “sunshine”)

Related terms

• 비추다 (bichuda, “(transitive) to shine”)
• 비치다 (bichida, “(intransitive) to be reflected”)

See also

• 光(광) (gwang, the hanja for "light")
• 밝다 (bakda, “to be bright; to dawn”)
• 보다 (boda, “(transitive) to see”)
• 보이다 (boida, “(intransitive) to be seen”)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pít͡sʰ/, [pís̚]

Noun

빛〮 (pích) (isolated 빗〮 (pís), locative 비체〮 (pìch-éy), alternative locative 비〮체〮 (pích-éy))

1. light

Descendants

• Jeju: 빗 (bit)
• Korean: 빛 (bit)