제비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 져비 (Yale: cyepi).

Compare also Evenki чипича (çipiça, “small bird”) and Manchu ᠴᡠᠪᡳᠨ (cubin, “swallow”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [제비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jebi
McCune–Reischauer?	chebi
Yale Romanization?	ceypi

Noun

제비 • (jebi)

1. swallow (bird)

Derived terms

• 바다제비 (badajebi): a type of storm petrel