빛

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 빛 (pich).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[pit̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[빋]

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

Noun

빛 • (bit)

1. light, gleam, glow, gloss, glaze
2. color, hue, tint
3. fame, hope, outlook

Alternative forms

• 빋 (bit) (obsolete)
• 빗 (bit) (obsolete)

Synonyms

• 볕 (byeot, “sunshine”)
• 불 (bul, “fire, light”)
• 광 (光, gwang, “light”)
• 광선 (光線, gwangseon, “ray”)

Antonyms

• 그늘 (geuneul, “shadow”)
• 어둠 (eodum, “dark”)

Derived terms

• 달빛 (dalbit, “moonlight”)
• 별빛 (byeolbit, “starlight”)
• 햇빛 (haetbit, “sunshine”)
• 빛깔 (bitkkal, “color, hue”)
• 빛나다 (binnada, “(intransitive) to shine, gleam, glimmer, glisten; to be bright, radiant, glorious”)
• 빛내다 (binnaeda, “(transitive) to make shine, brighten, glorify”)

Related terms

• 비치다 (bichida, “(intransitive) to shine; to appear; to be reflected, transparent”)
• 비추다 (bichuda, “(transitive) to shine, light, illuminate ; to project, reflect; to compare, refer”)

See also

• 밝다 (bakda, “to be bright; to dawn”)
• 보다 (boda, “(transitive) to see”)
• 보이다 (boida, “(intransitive) to be seen”)