배

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배 U+BC30, 배
HANGUL SYLLABLE BAE
Composition:ㅂ + ㅐ
← 밯
 		Hangul Syllables 백 →
배백밲밳밴밵밶
밷밸밹밺밻밼밽
밾밿뱀뱁뱂뱃뱄
뱅뱆뱇뱈뱉뱊뱋
바 ←→ 뱌

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ〮 (Yale: póy).

Often compared to Old Japanese 腹 (para, “stomach”), 孕む (paramu, “to become pregnant”) > modern hara, haramu, but Vovin rejects this.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 배의 / 배에 / 배까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

배 • (bae)

  1. abdomen, belly (of a human or animal)
    Synonym: 복부(腹部) (bokbu)
  2. (entomology) abdomen (of an arthropod)
  3. belly, bowels, stomach
    배가 아프다 ― baega apeuda ― to have a stomachache
    배가 고프다 ― baega gopeuda ― to be hungry
    배가 부르다 ― baega bureuda ― to be full (from eating)
  4. (interior of) the womb, the uterus
  5. the belly of an object; the bulging side of an object
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Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ〮 (Yale: póy).

Pronunciation

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  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 배의 / 배에 / 배까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

배 • (bae) (counter 척(隻))

  1. ship, boat, vessel (of any size)
    Synonym: 선박(船舶) (seonbak)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ (Yale: pòy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

배 • (bae)

  1. pear (the fruit)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 倍.

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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Noun

배 • (bae) (hanja 倍)

  1. double, twice, twofold
    Synonym: 갑절 (gapjeol)
  2. times, -fold
    Synonym: 곱절 (gopjeol)
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2010) Koreo-Japonica: A Re-Evaluation of a Common Genetic Origin, University of Hawai’i Press, →ISBN, →JSTOR, pages 103-104

Etymology 5

From Middle Chinese 拜 (MC peajH).

Pronunciation

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Noun

배 • (bae)

  1. yours truly, yours faithfully (respectful term placed after one's own name at the end of a letter)
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