벗

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 벋 (Yale: pet).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɘ(ː)t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [벋(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beos
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏt
Yale Romanization?	pēs

Noun

벗 • (beot)

1. friend, buddy

See also

• 친구 (chin'gu)

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Middle Korean

Noun

벗 (pes)

1. friend
   • 1795, 李洙 [Lee Soo] et al., chapter 1, in 重刊老乞大諺解 [Reprinted Nogeoldae, with Korean Interpretation], volume 1, page 2:

     내ᄒᆞᆫ벗이이셔ᄯᅥ져시매 이러므로길ᄒᆡ날호여녜여 져ᄅᆞᆯ기ᄃᆞ려오노라ᄒᆞ니 그러므로오미더듸여라

     nay hon pes.i isye stecyesimay; ilemulwo kilhoy nalhwoye nyeyye; cyelol kitolye wonwola honi; kulemulwo womi tetuyyela

     I had a friend who fell behind, so I walked slowly on the road to wait for him to catch up. This is why I was late.

Descendants

• Korean: 벗 (beot)