볕

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 볕 (Yale: pyeth).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [볃]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeot
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏt
Yale Romanization?	pyeth

Noun

볕 • (byeot)

1. (short for 햇볕 (haetbyeot)) sunshine (as heat); warmth of sunbeams; the sun

Synonyms

• 빛 (bit, “light”)
• 햇빛 (haetbit, “sunlight”)
• 햇발 (haetbal, “sunbeams”)
• 햇살 (haetsal, “sunbeams”)
• 일광 (日光, ilgwang, “sunlight”)
• 양광 (陽光, yanggwang, “sunshine”)
• 양지 (陽地, yangji, “sunny spot”)
• 양달 (陽—, yangdal, “sunny spot”)

Antonyms

• 그늘 (geuneul, “shade, shadow”)
• 음영 (陰影, eumyeong, “shady image”)
• 음지 (陰地, eumji, “shady spot”)
• 응달 (陰—, eungdal, “shady spot”)

See also

• 해 (hae, “sun”)
• 비치다 (bichida, “to shine”)
• 쐬다 (ssoeda, “to bathe in the sunshine”)
• 쬐다 (jjoeda, “to bathe in the sunshine”)
• 따갑다 (ttagapda, “to be hot”)