U+BC30, 배
HANGUL SYLLABLE BAE
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Hangul Syllables
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밿

바 ←→ 뱌

Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Often compared to Old Japanese (para, stomach), 孕む (paramu, to become pregnant) > modern hara, haramu, but Vovin rejects this.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bae
McCune–Reischauer?pae
Yale Romanization?pay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun edit

(bae)

  1. abdomen, belly (of a human or animal)
    Synonym: 복부(腹部) (bokbu)
  2. (entomology) abdomen (of an arthropod)
  3. belly, bowels, stomach
    아프다baega apeudato have a stomachache
    고프다baega gopeudato be hungry
    부르다baega bureudato be full (from eating)
  4. (interior of) the womb, the uterus
  5. the belly of an object; the bulging side of an object
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ〮 (Yale: póy).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bae
McCune–Reischauer?pae
Yale Romanization?pay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun edit

(bae) (counter 척(隻))

  1. ship, boat, vessel (of any size)
    Synonym: 선박(船舶) (seonbak)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ (Yale: pòy).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bae
McCune–Reischauer?pae
Yale Romanization?pay

Noun edit

(bae)

  1. pear (the fruit)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛ(ː)] ~ [pe̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bae
McCune–Reischauer?pae
Yale Romanization?pāy

Noun edit

(bae) (hanja )

  1. double, twice, twofold
    Synonym: 갑절 (gapjeol)
  2. times, -fold
    Synonym: 곱절 (gopjeol)
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2010) Koreo-Japonica: A Re-Evaluation of a Common Genetic Origin, University of Hawai’i Press, →ISBN, →JSTOR, pages 103-104

Etymology 5 edit

From Middle Chinese (MC peajH).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
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Noun edit

(bae)

  1. yours truly, yours faithfully (respectful term placed after one's own name at the end of a letter)