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U+BC15, 박
HANGUL SYLLABLE BAG
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[U+BC14]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BC16]




미 ←→ 배

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 박〮 (Yale: pák).

However, the twelfth-century history Samguk sagi's explanation of the surname 박(朴) (bak), given below, reveals that the word was used at least as early as 1145, and (if the Sagi's account is to be believed) as early as the first century B.C.E.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bag
McCune–Reischauer?pak
Yale Romanization?pak
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

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(bak)

  1. gourd, calabash
  2. gourd shell (used as a bottle, dipper, etc.)
  3. (vulgar) head
    Synonym: (more common) 대가리 (daegari)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Modern Korean reading of Hanja .

According to the Samguk sagi, a history written in 1145, the surname was chosen because the legendary founder of the lineage was born from an egg as big as a calabash. Hence the word is the same as "calabash" above.[1] However, some modern scholars have instead seen a connection to ᄇᆞᆰ (Yale: pòlk-, “to be bright”), whence modern 밝다 (bakda).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Bak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Bag
McCune–Reischauer?Pak
Yale Romanization?pak

Proper noun

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(Bak) (hanja )

  1. a surname from Old Korean. The first royal surname of the kingdom of Silla, hence the oldest Korean surname in widespread use; the third most common surname among Koreans today.
Usage notes
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  • The surname is customarily romanized in English as Park, regardless of local rhoticity.

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from (to pat; classifier for beats).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bag
McCune–Reischauer?pak
Yale Romanization?pak

Noun

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(bak) (hanja )

  1. (music) beat
    Synonym: 박자(拍子) (bakja)
  2. (historical, music) bak, an instrument in court music
Usage notes
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  • 박(拍) (bak) is more common as a classifier for counting beats, and 박자(拍子) (bakja) is more common when referring to the concept of beats.
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form (beok)
Yang-form (bak)
Consonant set
Plain (bak)
Intensive (ppak)
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bag
McCune–Reischauer?pak
Yale Romanization?pak

Ideophone

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(bak)

  1. Conveys the sound of scratching.
  2. Conveys the sound of tearing of paper or fabric.
Derived terms
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Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from (to stay). Compare Japanese (はく) (haku).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bag
McCune–Reischauer?pak
Yale Romanization?pak

Counter

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(bak) (hanja )

  1. nights stayed (in a journey, a trip)
    1 2il-bak i-il[a trip of] one night and two days; a trip beginning on a morning and ending on the next day's evening
Derived terms
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Etymology 6

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Probably a Sino-Korean word from (to gamble).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bag
McCune–Reischauer?pak
Yale Romanization?pak

Noun

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(bak)

  1. (uncommon, idiomatic) being the banker or dealer in gambling; the banker or dealer
    쥐다bag-eul jwidato become the dealer

Counter

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(bak)

  1. (uncommon, idiomatic) unit of money spent during a round of gambling
    먹다han bak meokdato win a round of gambling

Etymology 7

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Probably a Sino-Korean word from (to strike).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bag
McCune–Reischauer?pak
Yale Romanization?pak

Noun

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(bak)

  1. (rare) criticism
    Synonym: 타박 (tabak)

Etymology 8

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Of native Korean origin. Probably from the verb 박다 (bakda, to insert, to block).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bag
McCune–Reischauer?pak
Yale Romanization?pak

Noun

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(bak)

  1. (rare) item used to stop leakage in the planks of a (traditional) ship

Etymology 9

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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(bak)

References

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  1. ^ 辰人辰人 (The Jin people called calabashes pak, and since the great egg at the beginning [of the lineage] was like a calabash, they used pak as their surname.)

Further reading

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