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U+BC25, 밥
HANGUL SYLLABLE BAB
Composition: + +

[U+BC24]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BC26]




미 ←→ 배

Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠p̚]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bab
McCune–Reischauer?pap
Yale Romanization?pap
  • 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.

Etymology 1

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

Joo (2021) suggests a mimetic origin of this word, as the baby-talk term for 'food' or 'to eat' in many languages tends to be similar to /papa/ or /mama/, some of which may change into the generic term for food.[1] Compare 맘마 (mamma, (childish) food; rice).

Noun

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(bap)

  1. cooked rice
    Synonym: (honorific) 진지 (jinji)
    먹다bab-eul meokdato eat rice
  2. meal
    Synonyms: 끼니 (kkini), 식사(食事) (siksa), (honorific) 진지 (jinji)
    먹다bab-eul meokdato have a meal
    뭇나? (Gyeongsang dialect)Bap munna?Hello (literally, “Did you eat?”)
  3. feed
    gaebapfeed for dogs; dog food
  4. (figurative) someone serving as an object of abuse
    ? 자꾸 괴롭혀?
    Nae-ga ni bab-i-nya? Wae jakku goerophyeo?
    Am I your punching bag? Why do you keep bothering me?
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • English: bap

See also

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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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(Bap)

  1. A transliteration of the English male given name diminutive Bob

References

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  1. ^ Joo, Ian (2021) “The etymology of Korean ssal 'uncooked grain' and pap 'cooked grain'”, in Cahiers de Linguistique Asie Orientale[1], number 50.1, pages 94-110