아비

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [아비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	abi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	abi
McCune–Reischauer?	abi
Yale Romanization?	api

Etymology 1

Shortened form of 아버지 (abeoji, “father”).

Noun

아비 • (abi)

1. Disrespectful term for another person's father.
2. Term of address for the speaker's son who is married and has children.
3. (archaic) father (in works dating from the 15th-17th centuries)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[1]
• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[2]

Etymology 2

From the hanja 阿 (a, "hill") and 比 (bi, "to compare").

Gavia stellata

Wikispecies

Noun

아비 • (abi)

1. A loon or diver, any diving bird of the family Gaviidae.
2. The red-throated loon, Gavia stellata.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[3]

Etymology 3

From the hanja 阿 (a, "hill") and 鼻 (bi, "nose").

Noun

아비 • (abi)

1. A Buddhist hell, one of the eight fiery hells.

Synonyms

• 무간지옥 (muganjiok), 無間地獄

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[4]

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 衙婢, from 衙 (“public office”) + 婢 (“servant girl”)

Noun

아비 • (abi) (hanja 衙婢)

1. (archaic) a local official's informal term of address for a servant girl

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2006 December 31 (last accessed)) “아비”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[5]