새벽

Korean

Alternative forms

• 새박 (saebak) (obsolete)
• 새배 (saebae) (obsolete)

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛbjʌ̹k̚] ~ [sʰe̞bjʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [새벽/세벽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saebyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saebyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	saebyŏk
Yale Romanization?	saypyek

Noun

새벽 • (saebyeok)

1. dawn; daybreak; cockcrow (also used to indicate time of the day, approximately from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.)

   새벽 세 시에

   saebyeok se si-e

   at three in the morning

Synonyms

• 닭우리 (dalguri, “cockcrow, dawn, daybreak”) (obsolete)
• 동트기 (東트기, dongteugi, “east-crack, crack of dawn”)
• 갓밝이 (gatbalgi, “dawn, daybreak”)
• 밝이 (balgi, “dawn, daybreak”)
• 밝을녘 (balgeullyeok, “verge of daybreak”)
• 샐녘 (saellyeok, “verge of daybreak”)
• 해돋이 (haedoji, “sunrise”)
• 여명 (黎明, yeomyeong, “dawn, daybreak”)

Antonyms

• 땅거미 (ttanggeomi, “darkness (after sunset)”)
• 저녁 (jeonyeok, “evening, after sunset”)
• 해질녘 (haejillyeok, “verge of sunset”)
• 해넘이 (haeneomi, “sunset”)

Derived terms

• 새벽녘 (saebyeongnyeok): verge of dawn
• 새벽달 (saebyeokdal): moon at dawn
• 새벽닭 (saebyeokdak): cock at dawn
• 새벽바람 (saebyeokbaram): wind at dawn
• 새벽밥 (saebyeokbap): meal at dawn
• 새벽일 (saebyeogil): work at dawn
• 새벽잠 (saebyeokjam): sleep at dawn
• 새벽종 (saebyeokjong): bell at dawn

Related terms

Related nouns

• 날 (nal): day, daylight
• 닭 (dak): cock
• 동 (東, dong): east
• 밝음 (balgeum): brightening, brightness
• 벽 (闢, byeok): break, crack, opening
• 별 (byeol): star
• 빛 (bit): light
• 새 (sae): (obsolete) east, gap
• 새별 (saebyeol): (obsolete) morning star
• 샛별 (saetbyeol): morning star
• 해 (hae): sun

Related verbs

• 해돋다 (haedotda): (sun) To rise
• 해뜨다 (haetteuda): (sun) To rise
• 해넘어가다 (haeneomeogada): (sun) To set
• 해지다 (haejida): (sun) To set
• 날저물다 (naljeomulda): (day) To end
• 날밝다 (nalbakda): (day) To brighten
• 날새다 (nalsaeda): (daylight) To leak
• 닭울다 (dalgulda): (cock) To crow
• 동트다 (dongteuda): (east) To break

See also

• 낮 (nat, “daytime”)
• 밤 (bam, “night”)
• 아침 (achim, “morning, after sunrise”)
• 저녁 (jeonyeok, “evening, after sunset”)
• 놀 (nol, “sunrise, sunset, glow”)