U+BC25, 밥
HANGUL SYLLABLE BAB
Composition: + +

[U+BC24]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BC26]




미 ←→ 배

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠p̚]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bab
McCune–Reischauer?pap
Yale Romanization?pap
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 밥〮 (Yale: páp).

Joo (2021) suggests a mimetic origin of this word, as the baby-talk term for 'food' or 'to eat' in many languages tends to be similar to /papa/ or /mama/, some of which may change into the generic term for food.[1] Compare 맘마 (mamma, (childish) food; rice).

Noun

• (bap)

  1. cooked rice
    Synonym: (honorific) 진지 (jinji)
    먹다bab-eul meokdato eat rice
  2. meal
    Synonyms: 끼니 (kkini), 식사(食事) (siksa), (honorific) 진지 (jinji)
    먹다bab-eul meokdato have a meal
    뭇나? (Gyeongsang dialect)Bap munna?Hello (literally, “Did you eat?”)
  3. feed
    gaebapfeed for dogs; dog food
  4. (figurative) someone serving as an object of abuse
    ? 자꾸 괴롭혀?
    Nae-ga ni bab-i-nya? Wae jakku goerophyeo?
    Am I your punching bag? Why do you keep bothering me?
Derived terms

See also

Proper noun

• (Bap)

  1. A transliteration of the English male given name diminutive Bob

References

  1. Joo, Ian (2021) “The etymology of Korean ssal 'uncooked grain' and pap 'cooked grain'”, in Cahiers de Linguistique Asie Orientale, number 50.1, pages 94-110
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