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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 義父 (“person formally acknowledged as one's father”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | uibu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uibu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭibu |
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| Yale Romanization? | ūypu |
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Noun
의부 • (uibu) (hanja 義父)
- stepfather, foster father, adoptive father, sworn father
- Synonyms: 의붓아버지 (uibusabeoji, “stepfather”), 양아버지 (yang'abeoji, “adoptive father”)