샛별

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Analyzable as (sae, east) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix) +‎ (byeol, star).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)t̚p͈jʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈsʰɛ(ː)p͈jʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)t̚p͈jʌ̹ɭ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)p͈jʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saetbyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saesbyeol
McCune–Reischauer?saetpyŏl
Yale Romanization?sāyspyel

Noun

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샛별 (saetbyeol)

  1. (astronomy) the morning star; the planet Venus in the eastern sky
    Synonyms: 계명성 (gyemyeongseong), 신성 (sinseong), 효성 (hyoseong)
    Antonyms: 개밥바라기 (gaebapbaragi), 태백성 (taebaekseong), 장경성 (janggyeongseong)
    Hypernym: 금성 (geumseong)
    샛별 지자 종다리 떴다.
    saetbyeol jija jongdari tteotda.
    Once the morning star has set, the larks have emerged.