싸울아비

Korean

Etymology

From 싸우 (ssau) (stem of 싸우다 (ssauda, “to fight”) + -ㄹ (-l) (an ending making verbs into attributive form) + 아비 (abi, “father”) (used as an alternative term of 사내 (sanae, “a man”) to create a classical image). Coined in 1962 as a translation of Sino-Korean synonym 무사 (武士, musa).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠uɾa̠bi]
Phonetic hangul: [싸우라비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ssaurabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ssaul'abi
McCune–Reischauer^?	ssaurabi
Yale Romanization^?	ssawul.api

Noun

싸울아비 • (ssaurabi)

(neologism, rare) a male warrior

Synonyms

무부 (武夫, mubu)
무사 (武士, musa)
전사 (戰士, jeonsa)
투사 (鬪士, tusa)

Antonyms

싸울어미 (ssaureomi, “woman warrior”) (assumed)
아마존 (amajon, “Amazon”)
여전사 (女戰士, yeojeonsa, “woman warrior”)

Related terms

사오다 (saoda, “to be ferocious”) (obsolete)
싸우다 (ssauda, “to fight”)
싸움 (ssaum, “a fight”)
아비 (abi, “man”)
어미 (eomi, “woman”)

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