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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Iryun haengsildo (二倫行實圖 / 이륜행실도), 1518 (Oksan Seowon ed.), as Middle Korean 짓아비 (Yale: cisapi), originally equivalent to 집 (Yale: cìp, “house”) + ㅅ (Yale: -s-, “genitive morpheme”) + 아비〮 (Yale: àpí, “father”): "father of the house" > "pater familias, husband".
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jiabi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jiabi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chiabi |
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| Yale Romanization? | ciapi |
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Noun
지아비 • (jiabi)
- (dated) husband
- Synonym: 남편(男便) (nampyeon)