고비

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi)

1. Osmunda japonica

Etymology 2

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 고ᄇᆡ (Yale: kwopoy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi)

1. crisis, critical moment

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Gobi.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	Kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Proper noun

고비 • (Gobi)

1. the Gobi Desert (a large desert in China and Mongolia, Asia)

   Synonym: 고비 사막(沙漠) (Gobi samak)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 股腓, from 股 (“thigh”) + 腓 (“calf”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 股腓)

1. the thigh and calf; the leg or legs

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 考妣 (“one's deceased parents”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)비]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kōpi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 考妣)

1. one's deceased father and mother

Etymology 6

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 고비 (Yale: kwopi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi)

1. letterbox

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 叩扉. Compare Japanese 叩(こう)扉(ひ) (kōhi, “beating on someone's door; a visit to someone”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 叩扉)

1. visiting someone's residence

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 高鼻.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 高鼻)

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Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 苦悲, from 苦 (“pain, suffering”) + 悲 (“grief, melancholy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 苦悲)

1. suffering and misery

Etymology 10

Sino-Korean word from 高卑.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 高卑)

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Etymology 11

Sino-Korean word from 古碑. See also Japanese 古碑(こひ) (kohi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)비]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kōpi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 古碑)

1. old stelae or gravestones

Etymology 12

Sino-Korean word from 高飛 (“to soar”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 高飛)

1. flying high, soaring

Etymology 13

Sino-Korean word from 高批. See also Japanese 高(こう)批(ひ) (kōhi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gobi
McCune–Reischauer?	kobi
Yale Romanization?	kopi

Noun

고비 • (gobi) (hanja 高批)

1. an honorific term for criticism or feedback received

Etymology 14

Noun

고비 • (gobi)

1. Gyeongsang form of 고삐 (goppi, “reins, bridle”)