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U+BE44, 비
HANGUL SYLLABLE BI
Composition: +

[U+BE43]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BE45]




븨 ←→ 빠

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 霏微 (Yale: *piWi). Hence the word was originally disyllabic; Alexander Vovin believes it was borrowed from Tungusic,[1] in this case, it would ultimately be from Proto-Tungusic *pigi- (to blow; rain).

However, Hyunkyu Shin suggests that remaining editions of Jīlín lèishì misinterpreted the original, that 微 was originally a part of the following explanation "微雪下曰 嫩耻" (small amount of snowfall is called "*nwun ti"), and that "rain" should correspond to only 霏 (Yale: *pi).[2]

In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 비〮 (Yale: ).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?pi
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

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(bi)

  1. rain
    어릴 하늘 내려 주는 공짜 이라 생각했다.
    Eoril jeok na-neun biga haneur-i naeryeo juneun gongjja mur-irago saenggakhaetda.
    When I was young, I thought rain was free water from the sky.
    와요.Bakk-e biga wayo.Outside, rain is falling.
Derived terms
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See also
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Etymology 2

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First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 뷔〮 (Yale: pwúy).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?pi

Noun

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(bi)

  1. (dated) broom
    Synonym: (usual) 빗자루 (bitjaru)
    쓸다bang-eul biro sseuldato sweep the room with a broom
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from , from the Middle Korean reading (Yale: ).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?pi

Noun

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(bi) (hanja )

  1. gravestone; tombstone
    Synonym: 묘비(墓碑) (myobi)
  2. stone engraved with memorial text
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Etymology 4

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Borrowed from English bee.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?pi

Noun

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(bi)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pi(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bi
McCune–Reischauer?pi
Yale Romanization?

Prefix

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비— (bi-) (hanja )

  1. un-; in-; non-
    공식 (公式)unofficial
    공개 (公開)private (lit. not made public)
Derived terms
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Etymology 6

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Sino-Korean word from .

Suffix

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—비 (-bi) (hanja )

  1. cost, fee; expense
    생활 (生活)living expenses
    교육 (敎育)cost of education
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Etymology 7

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(bi)

References

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  1. ^ Alexander Vovin (2000) “Pre-Hankul Materials, Koreo-Japonic, and Altaic”, in Korean Studies, volume 24, pages 142—155
  2. ^ 鷄林類事 高麗方言 연구에 제시된 구조 교정 一考察”, in 영주어문, volume 53, 2023, pages 89-125

Middle Korean

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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비〮 () (locative 비〮예〮 (pí-yéy))

  1. rain

Descendants

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  • Korean: (bi)