바위

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 바회 (Yale: pahwoy).

Compare also Jeju 바위 (bawi) and Gyeongsang 바구 (bagu), 방구 (banggu) and 바우 (bau).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ɥi] ~ [pa̠y]
• Phonetic hangul: [바위]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bawi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bawi
McCune–Reischauer?	pawi
Yale Romanization?	pawi

Noun

바위 • (bawi)

1. rock, boulder, crag

   큰 바위 얼굴 ― keun bawi eolgul ― The Great Stone Face

   지질학에서는 바위와 암석은 따로 분류된다.

   jijilhageseoneun bawiwa amseogeun ttaro bullyudoenda.

   In geology, boulder and rock are classified differently.

Synonyms

• 너설 (neoseol, “cliff”)
• 암석 (岩石, amseok, “rock”)
• 암초 (岩礁, amcho, “sunken rock”)
• 반석 (磐石, banseok, “flat rock”)

Coordinate terms

• 자갈 (jagal, “pebble, gravel”)
• 모래 (morae, “sand”)
• 흙 (heuk, “earth”)
• 돌 (dol, “stone”)

Derived terms

• 너럭바위 (neoreokbawi, “flat rock”)
• 바위산 (bawisan, “rocky mountain”)
• 바위타기 (bawitagi, “rock-climbing”)
• 바위틈 (bawiteum, “gap, crack between rocks”)
• 흔들바위 (heundeulbawi, “logan, rocking stone”)
• 가위바위보 (gawibawibo, “rock paper scissors”)