지붕

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 집웋 (Yale: cipwuh), equivalent to Middle Korean 집 (cip, “house”) + 웋 (wuh, “top”) (> Modern Korean 위 (wi, “top”).

The modern Korean form does not derive directly from the Middle Korean form but from a different reflex of Old Korean 上只 (*WUk), in which */k/ was nasalized instead of being lenited to /h/. The original /k/ is preserved in Jeolla Korean 지붕케 (jibungke), 지붕클 (jibungkeul).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jibung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jibung
McCune–Reischauer?chibung
Yale Romanization?cipung
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 지붕의 / 지붕에 / 지붕까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

지붕 • (jibung)

  1. roof (top of a building or other object one can enter)
    자동차 지붕 ― jadongcha jibung ― roof of a car

Related terms

  • 집 (jip, “house”)
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