주부

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕubu]
• Phonetic hangul: [주부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jubu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jubu
McCune–Reischauer?	chubu
Yale Romanization?	cwupu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 主婦, from 主 (“chief”) + 婦 (“wife”)

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主婦)

1. housewife

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) + 父 (“father”)

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主父)

1. head (eldest male) of a family

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) + 部 (“division”)

Noun

주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主部)

1. a main or key part
2. (grammar) the subject (clause)

Synonyms

• 주어부 (主語部, jueobu)