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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jubu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jubu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chubu |
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| Yale Romanization? | cwupu |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 主婦, from 主 (“chief”) + 婦 (“wife”)
Noun
주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主婦)
- housewife
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) + 父 (“father”)
Noun
주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主父)
- head (eldest male) of a family
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 主 (“chief”) + 部 (“division”)
Noun
주부 • (jubu) (hanja 主部)
- a main or key part
- (grammar) the subject (clause)
Synonyms