이빨

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Akhak gwebeom (樂學軌範 / 악학궤범), 1493, as Middle Korean 닛발 (Yale: nispal), apparently 니 (Yale: ni, “tooth”, whence modern 이 (i)) + ㅅ (Yale: -s, genitive particle) + 발 (Yale: pal, meaning unknown).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ip͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [이빨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ippal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	i'ppal
McCune–Reischauer?	ippal
Yale Romanization?	i.ppal

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 이빨의 / 이빨에 / 이빨까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	이빨 (ippal)
North Korean Standard Language	이발 (ibal)

이빨 • (ippal)

1. (colloquial) tooth

   Synonym: (chiefly of a human) 이 (i)

   호랑이의 이빨에 물리면 살 가능성이 거의 없다.

   Horang'i-ui ippar-e mullimyeon sal ganeungseong-i geoui eopda.

   If you get bitten by a tiger, there is little chance of living.

   내 소원 중 하나는 과거로 돌아가 공룡의 이빨이 얼마나 큰지 내 눈으로 확인해 보는 것이다.

   Nae sowon jung hana-neun gwageo-ro doraga gongnyong-ui ippar-i eolmana keunji nae nun-euro hwaginhae boneun geos-ida.

   One of my wishes is to go back to the past and see with my own eyes how big a dinosaur's tooth is.

   • 1985 November, 문순태 [munsuntae], 피아골 [piagol, Piahgol], 정음사 [jeong'eumsa]:

     그녀가 희미하게 웃을 때, 입술 사이로 희끔한 이빨이 보였다

     geunyeo-ga huimihage useul ttae, ipsul sai-ro huikkeumhan ippar-i boyeotda

     As she smiled faintly, a whitish tooth was seen through her lips.

   • 2006 September, 이병주 [ibyeongju], 지리산 [jirisan, Jirisan], 한길사 [han'gilsa], →ISBN:

     순이는 상냥하게 새하얀 이빨을 드러내어 웃곤 샛문을 빠져나갔다.

     Suni-neun sangnyanghage saehayan ippar-eul deureonaeeo utgon saenmun-eul ppajeonagatda.

     Soon-i kindly revealed her white teeth with a smile and walked out the side door.