밑

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 밑 (Yale: mìth).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul:

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 밑의 / 밑에 / 밑까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

밑 • (mit)

1. bottom, underneath; the lower/bottom part (of an object)

   Synonym: 아래 (arae)

   침대 밑은 봤어? ― Chimdae mit-eun bwasseo? ― Did you check under the bed?

2. (in the form 밑에서 (mit-eseo)) under the care, instruction, or guidance of

   Synonym: 아래 (arae)

   할머니 밑에서 자라다

   halmeoni mit-eseo jarada

   to be raised by one's grandmother

   교수 밑에서 배우다

   gyosu mit-eseo bae'uda

   to learn under a professor

   상사 밑에서 일하다

   sangsa mit-eseo ilhada

   to work for/under a boss

3. below (in rank, age, position, etc.)

   Synonym: 아래 (arae)

   그는 나보다 나이가 한참 밑이다. ― Geu-neun na-boda nai-ga hancham mich-ida. ― He is way younger than me.

4. (mathematics) base of a logarithm

   Synonym: 저(底) (jeo)

Derived terms

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mìtʰ/,

Noun

밑 (mìth) (isolated 믿 (mìt), locative 미틔〮 (mìth-úy))

1. basis, foundation (in general)
   • 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin seokbo], page 12:34a:

     모〮미〮 道(또ᇢ〯)ㅅ 미티〮라〮 미티〮 올〯면〮 道(또ᇢ〯)ㅣ 올〯릴ᄊᆡ〮

     mwóm-í TTWǑW-s mìth-ílá mìth-í wǒlmyén TTWǑW-y wǒllìls-só-y

     As the body is the basis of enlightenment, if this “basis” is proper, so will its enlightenment.

2. bottom, underneath
   • 1447, 釋譜詳節 / 석보상절 [Seokbo sangjeol], page 6:28a-b:

     그ᄢᅴ〮 舍(샹〮)利(링〮)弗(부ᇙ〮)이〮 ᄒᆞᆫ 나모 미틔〮 안자〮 […]

     kùpskúy SYÁ.LÍ.PWÚLQ-í hòn nàmwò mìth-úy àncá

     Then, Śāriputra sat down under this one tree

     (literally, “Then, Śāriputra sat down at the bottom of this one tree ”)

Descendants

• Korean: 밑 (mit)