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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 빛〮 (Yale: pích).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bit |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bich |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pit |
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| Yale Romanization? | pich |
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Noun
빛 • (bit)
- light, gleam, glow
- Synonym: 광(光) (gwang)
빛이 있어라.- Bich-i isseora.
- Let there be light.
- gloss, glaze, lustre, sheen
- Synonyms: 윤(潤) (yun), 광택(光澤) (gwangtaek)
- color, hue, tint
- Synonyms: 색(色) (saek), 색깔 (saekkkal), 빛깔 (bitkkal)
바다의 빛이 푸르다.- Bada-ui bich-i pureuda.
- The color of the sea is blue.
- (figurative) fame, hope, outlook
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- 밝다 (bakda, “to be bright; to dawn”)
- 보다 (boda, “(transitive) to see”)
- 보이다 (boida, “(intransitive) to be seen”)
- 光 (gwang), the hanja for light
Middle Korean
Pronunciation
Noun
빛〮 (pích) (isolated 빗〮 (pís), locative 비체〮 (pìch-éy), alternative locative 비〮체〮 (pích-éy))
- light
Descendants