지아비

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Iryun haengsildo (二倫行實圖 / 이륜행실도), 1518 (Oksan Seowon ed.), as Middle Korean 짓아비 (Yale: cisapi), originally equivalent to 집 (Yale: cìp, “house”) + ㅅ (Yale: -s-, “genitive morpheme”) + 아비〮 (Yale: àpí, “father”): "father of the house" > "pater familias, husband".

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕia̠bi]
Phonetic hangul: [지아비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jiabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jiabi
McCune–Reischauer^?	chiabi
Yale Romanization^?	ciapi

Noun

지아비 • (jiabi)

(dated) husband
Synonym: 남편(男便) (nampyeon)

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