아비

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[a̠bi]
  • Phonetic Hangul[아비]
Revised Romanization? abi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? abi
McCune–Reischauer? abi
Yale Romanization? api

Etymology 1

Shortened form of 아버지 (abeoji, “father”).

Noun

아비 • (abi)

  1. Disrespectful term for another person's father.
  2. Term of address for the speaker's son who is married and has children.
  3. (archaic) father (in works dating from the 15th-17th centuries)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2006-12-31), “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2006-12-31), “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎

Etymology 2

From the hanja 阿 (a, "hill") and 比 (bi, "to compare").

Gavia stellata

Wikispecies

Noun

아비 • (abi)

  1. A loon or diver, any diving bird of the family Gaviidae.
  2. The red-throated loon, Gavia stellata.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2006-12-31), “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎

Etymology 3

From the hanja 阿 (a, "hill") and 鼻 (bi, "nose").

Noun

아비 • (abi)

  1. A Buddhist hell, one of the eight fiery hells.
Synonyms
  • 무간지옥 (muganjiok), 無間地獄

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2006-12-31), “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎

Etymology 4

From the hanja 衙 (a, "village") and 婢 (bi, "servant girl").

Noun

아비 • (abi)

  1. (archaic). A local official's informal term of address for a servant girl.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2006-12-31), “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎
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