부채

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested as Late Old Korean 孛采 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 부체〮 (Yale: pwùchéy).

Alternative forms

분채 (bunchae), 푼체 (punche) — Jeju
부치 (buchi) — Gyeongsang

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [put͡ɕʰɛ] ~ [put͡ɕʰe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [부채/부체]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	buchae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	buchae
McCune–Reischauer^?	puch'ae
Yale Romanization^?	pu.chay

Noun

부채 • (buchae)

fan (hand-held instrument waved to blow air)

Derived terms

부채꼴 (buchaekkol)
부채질 (buchaejil)
부채춤 (buchaechum)
손부채 (sonbuchae)
종이부채 (jong'ibuchae)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 負債.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)t͡ɕʰɛ] ~ [ˈpu(ː)t͡ɕʰe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)채/부(ː)체]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	buchae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	buchae
McCune–Reischauer^?	puch'ae
Yale Romanization^?	pū.chay

Noun

부채 • (buchae) (hanja 負債)

debt