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U+C5C5, 업
HANGUL SYLLABLE EOB
Composition: + +

[U+C5C4]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C5C6]




얘 ←→ 에
See also: -어ᇦ-

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eob
McCune–Reischauer?ŏp
Yale Romanization?ep

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (work; karma).

Noun

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(eop) (hanja )

  1. (literary) work, job (especially lifelong work)
    망나니 노릇 종생 이었다.
    Mangnani noreus-i geu-ui jongsaeng-ui eob-ieotda.
    The business of executioner was his lifelong work.
  2. (Buddhism, figurative) karma
    잇따른 비운 이라 생각한다.
    Itttareun biun-do nae eob-ira saenggak-handa.
    I consider the continuing tragedies, too, to be my karma.
  3. (folk religion, shamanism) [~신(神)] A household spirit of wealth, often thought to appear in the form of various wild animals.
    우리 들었으니 경사스러운 일세.
    Uri jib-e gineob-i deureosseuni gyeongsaseureoun ir-ilse.
    A lucky snake has come into our house, what an auspicious event!

Suffix

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—업 (-eop) (hanja )

  1. industry

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(eop)