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U+BE44, 비
HANGUL SYLLABLE BI
Composition: +

[U+BE43]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BE45]




븨 ←→ 빠

Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 霏微 (Yale: *piWi). Hence the word was originally disyllabic; Alexander Vovin believes it was borrowed from Tungusic.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Tungusic *pigi- (to blow; rain).

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 비〮 (Yale: ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?pi
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun[edit]

(bi)

  1. rain
    어릴 하늘 내려 주는 공짜 이라 생각했다.
    Eoril jeok na-neun biga haneur-i naeryeo juneun gongjja mur-irago saenggakhaetda.
    When I was young, I thought rain was free water from the sky.
    와요.Bakk-e biga wayo.Outside, rain is falling.
Derived terms[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 뷔〮 (Yale: pwúy).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?pi

Noun[edit]

(bi)

  1. (dated) broom
    Synonym: (usual) 빗자루 (bitjaru)
    쓸다bang-eul biro sseuldato sweep the room with a broom
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading (Yale: ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?pi

Noun[edit]

(bi) (hanja )

  1. gravestone; tombstone
    Synonym: 묘비(墓碑) (myobi)
  2. stone engraved with memorial text
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Borrowed from English b.

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?pi

Noun[edit]

(bi)

  1. The Korean reading of the Latin alphabet letter b.

Etymology 5[edit]

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pi(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?

Prefix[edit]

비— (bi-) (hanja )

  1. un-; in-; non-
    공식 (公式)unofficial
    공개 (公開)private (lit. not made public)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 6[edit]

Sino-Korean word from .

Suffix[edit]

—비 (-bi) (hanja )

  1. cost, fee; expense
    생활 (生活)living expenses
    교육 (敎育)cost of education
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 7[edit]

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable[edit]

(bi)

Extended content
  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij|pjijX|bjijH|pjijH|bjit))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+j))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC pij))
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+j))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjijH))
  6. :
    (MC reading: (MC bijH))
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC phej))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjie))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjieX))
  10. :
    (MC reading: (MC pje))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC phj+j|phwojH))
  12. :
    (MC reading: (MC bj+j))
  13. :
    (MC reading: (MC pijH))
  14. :
    (MC reading: (MC pijH|phj+jH|bj+jH))
  15. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjijH))
  16. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij|pjijX|bjijH))
  17. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij))
  18. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+j))
  19. :
    (MC reading: (MC phjieH))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC phij))
  21. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjijX))
  22. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+jX))
  23. :
    (MC reading: (MC beajH))
  24. :
    (MC reading: (MC phj+jX))
  25. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+jX))
  26. :
    (MC reading: (MC pijH))
  27. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij))
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+jH))
  29. :
    (MC reading: (MC pijH|bjit|pit))
  30. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjie))
  31. :
    (MC reading: )
  32. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjijX))
  33. :
    (MC reading: )
  34. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+j))
  35. :
    (MC reading: (MC bj+jH))
  36. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjie))
  37. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjieH))
  38. :
    (MC reading: (MC phj+j|phj+jX|bj+jH))
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+jX|bj+jH))
  40. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjie|bjie))
  41. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+j|pj+jH))
  42. :
    (MC reading: (MC pijX))
  43. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+jX))
  44. :
    (MC reading: (MC phjieX))
  45. :
    (MC reading: (MC phj+jX))
  46. :
    (MC reading: (MC phj+j))
  47. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjeX))
  48. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+j))
  49. :
    (MC reading: (MC phij))
  50. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij|phjieX|bijX))
  51. :
    (MC reading: )
  52. :
    (MC reading: (MC bijX))
  53. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjie))
  54. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjijX))
  55. :
    (MC reading: (MC phjijH))
  56. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjieX))
  57. :
    (MC reading: (MC phj+jX))
  58. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjie|bej|bjiek|bek))
  59. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij|pjijX))
  60. :
    (MC reading: (MC bj+j))
  61. :
    (MC reading: (MC phijH))
  62. :
    (MC reading: (MC phijH|phejH))
  63. :
    (MC reading: (MC bj+jH))
  64. :
    (MC reading: )
  65. :
    (MC reading: (MC pijX|bijX|pjuwX))
  66. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjijH))
  67. :
    (MC reading: (MC phejH))
  68. :
    (MC reading: (MC pej))
  69. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjie|phjij|tsyhiX))
  70. :
    (MC reading: (MC pje))
  71. :
    (MC reading: (MC bj+j|bj+jH))
  72. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij|bjijH))
  73. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+jH|pajH|pjut))
  74. :
    (MC reading: (MC siX|bjiek))
  75. :
    (MC reading: (MC pej))
  76. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij))
  77. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjij))
  78. :
    (MC reading: (MC bijH))
  79. :
    (MC reading: (MC pijH))
  80. :
    (MC reading: (MC bij))
  81. :
    (MC reading: (MC bje|bjie|bea))
  82. :
    (MC reading: (MC pijH))
  83. :
    (MC reading: (MC bjie))
  84. :
    (MC reading: (MC bijH|buH|bjuwk))
  85. :
    (MC reading: (MC phj+j|pj+j))
  86. :
    (MC reading: (MC pj+j))
  87. :
    (MC reading: (MC pjeX|pjijX|bejX))
  88. :
    (MC reading: (MC bej))
  89. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC pijH))
  90. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: )

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alexander Vovin (2000), “Pre-Hankul Materials, Koreo-Japonic, and Altaic”, in Korean Studies, volume 24, pages 142—155

Middle Korean[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

비〮 () (locative 비〮예〮 (pí-yéy))

  1. rain

Descendants[edit]

  • Korean: (bi)