바

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바 U+BC14, 바
HANGUL SYLLABLE BA
Composition:ㅂ + ㅏ
← 밓
 		Hangul Syllables 박 →
㈓ U+3213, ㈓
PARENTHESIZED HANGUL PIEUP A
← ㈒
 		Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㈔ →
㉳ U+3273, ㉳
CIRCLED HANGUL PIEUP A
← ㉲
 		Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㉴ →
바박밖밗반밙밚
받발밝밞밟밠밡
밢밣밤밥밦밧밨
방밪밫밬밭밮밯
미 ←→ 배

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean pà (“place, thing, what”), loaned from Manchu ᠪᠠ (ba) "place". [1]

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ba
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ba
McCune–Reischauer?pa
Yale Romanization?pa

Dependent noun

바 • (ba)

  1. thing; what
    이것은 우리가 반대하는 바이다.
    igeoseun uriga bandaehaneun baida.
    This is what we oppose.
    Synonym: 것 (geot)
  2. way; method; how to do
    어찌할 바를 모르다
    eojjihal bareul moreuda
    be at a loss what to do
  3. extent
    내가 아는 바로는
    naega aneun baroneun
    as far as I know
    들리는 바로는 그가 다시 입후보한다더군요.
    deullineun baroneun geuga dasi iphubohandadeogunyo.
    I heard that he is running for election again.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 바 (Yale: pa). Compare 벼리 (byeori, “head rope”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ba
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ba
McCune–Reischauer?pa
Yale Romanization?pa

Noun

바 • (ba)

  1. rope
    ⇒ 참바 (chamba), 밧줄 (batjul)
    여봐라, 저 죄인을 바로 꽁꽁 묶어라.
    yeobwara, jeo joeineul baro kkongkkong mukkeora.
    Attendants! Tie this criminal up tightly with a rope!
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From English bar.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ba
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ba
McCune–Reischauer?pa
Yale Romanization?qpa

[2]

Noun

바 • (ba)

  1. bar; pub; bar parlour
    ⇒ 스탠드바 (seutaendeuba)
    그녀는 나를 분위기 좋은 바로 데려갔다.
    geunyeoneun nareul bunwigi jo'eun baro deryeogatda.
    She took me to a bar with a good atmosphere.
  2. (sports) bar (horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault)
    그는 바를 아슬아슬하게 넘어 우승을 차지했다.
    geuneun bareul aseuraseulhage neomeo useung'eul chajihaetda.
    He narrowly crossed the bar and won.
  3. (sports) bar; crossbar (top of the goal structure)
  4. (music) bar (a vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections)

Counter

바 • (ba)

  1. (physics) bar (pressure unit)

Etymology 4

Via a European language, ultimately from Latin famuli.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ba
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ba
McCune–Reischauer?pa
Yale Romanization?pa

Noun

바 • (ba)

  1. (music) fa; F
    ≈ 파 (pa)
    바장조 ― bajangjo ― F major
    올림바음 ― ollimbaeum ― F sharp

See also

  • Similar syllables: 빠 (ppa), 파 (pa)

References

  1. ^ 하치근 (2008) “‘바’ 짜임월의 문법화 과정 연구”, in 한글, volume 281, 한글학회, pages 289-315
  2. ^ Jo Hyeong-Il and Nam Ju-Hye, 외래어와 외국어 표현 3300, 2012, →ISBN
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