Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 볕 (Yale: pyeth).
Pronunciation
Romanizations |
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Revised Romanization? | byeot |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | byeot |
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McCune–Reischauer? | pyŏt |
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Yale Romanization? | pyeth |
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Noun
볕 • (byeot)
- (short for 햇볕 (haetbyeot)) sunshine; warmth of sunbeams; the sun
Synonyms
- 빛 (bit, “light”)
- 햇빛 (haetbit, “sunlight”)
- 햇발 (haetbal, “sunbeams”)
- 햇살 (haetsal, “sunbeams”)
- 일광 (日光, ilgwang, “sunlight”)
- 양광 (陽光, yanggwang, “sunshine”)
- 양지 (陽地, yangji, “sunny spot”)
- 양달 (陽—, yangdal, “sunny spot”)
Antonyms
- 그늘 (geuneul, “shade, shadow”)
- 음영 (陰影, eumyeong, “shady image”)
- 음지 (陰地, eumji, “shady spot”)
- 응달 (陰—, eungdal, “shady spot”)
See also
- 해 (hae, “sun”)
- 비치다 (bichida, “to shine”)
- 쐬다 (ssoeda, “to bathe in the sunshine”)
- 쬐다 (jjoeda, “to bathe in the sunshine”)
- 따갑다 (ttagapda, “to be hot”)