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 (Yale: cìp, “house”) + (Yale: -s-, “genitive morpheme”) + 아비〮 (Yale: àpí, “father”): "father of the house" > "pater familias, husband".

Pronunciation

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

Noun

지아비 • (jiabi)

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