바보
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. The original etymology originated from the word "밥보 (bapbo)," which means eating a lot of rice(food), and the origin of the meaning fool comes from the fact that people with intellectual disabilities only eat. This word was born by removing the ㅂ (b) 받침 (batchim) from 밥 (bap) + 보 (bo)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)bo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [바(ː)보]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | babo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | babo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pabo |
| Yale Romanization? | pāpo |
Noun
바보 • (babo)
Synonyms
- 밥벌레 (bapbeolle, “a word for people who don't work and eat a lot of food.”)
- 밥도둑 (bapdoduk)
- 밥버러지 (bapbeoreoji)
- 밥부대 (bapbudae)
- 밥보 (bapbo)
- 음식지인 (eumsikjiin)
- 멍청이 (meongcheong'i, “fool, moron”)
- 멍텅구리 (meongteongguri, “fool, moron”)